Chapter 450: The Martian is an Oscar favorite, and Maze Runner 3 is a big hit

Chapter 450: The Martian is an Oscar favorite, and Maze Runner 3 is a big hit

"7.21 million, not bad."

Zhou Qing was also very satisfied with the box office of "Wolf Warrior".

You have to know that in the original time and space, the box office of "Wolf Warrior" was only 5.5 million.

At this moment, after my own intervention and intervention, it directly exceeded 7 million.

The reason is actually not difficult to guess.

The most important point is the appeal of director Wu Jing himself.

In the original time and space, when Wu Jing directed "Wolf Warrior", it was a huge flop.

The previously released "Wolf Tooth" was a complete flop, and after that it took seven years of dormancy before filming "Wolf Warrior".

To be honest, what’s the difference between that and a completely new director?
But what about now?

Wu Jing has made a series of hit movies such as "The Man from Nowhere" and "No Mercy", and has become a well-known and awesome director.

Then filming "Wolf Warrior" will naturally be different.

The other reason is the market.

In the original time and space, "Operation Mekong" and "Operation Red Sea" were both released before "Wolf Warrior".

It would be better if "Wolf Warrior" could not get the market for main-theme blockbusters in advance.

But what about now?

After Zhou Qing's intervention, these two hugely popular main-theme blockbusters were released before "Wolf Warrior", which greatly changed the public's attitude towards main-theme blockbusters.

Everyone's expectations for "Wolf Warrior" have been raised a lot.

So it is not surprising that the box office increased by nearly 200 million yuan.

"Congratulations, Director Zhou. Maze Runner 3 is another box office success, setting a new record for the series!"

Not only in China Entertainment, Director Yang also brought good news in Hollywood.

"Maze Runner 3" released by Crown Pictures was also released in September, and the data can be said to be very impressive.

It grossed US$1340 million on the day of its release and a total of US$3765 million over the first three days of its release.

It is currently ranked first in the box office during the same period.

Although this data is much worse than that of "Twilight" and "The Hunger Games", it is actually very good.

The position of box office champion in the same period is very telling.

It is particularly worth mentioning that in the original time and space, "Maze Runner: Reborn" set the worst record in the series.

It can even be called a Waterloo-style collapse.

But what about now?
After Zhou Qing's intervention, this kind of thing did not happen.

Zhou Qing personally wrote the script for this series, ensuring the consistent high quality of the first two films.

Then the third part will naturally not have the same failure as before.

On the contrary, because it is the final chapter of the trilogy, it attracted more people to watch it.

The box office of "Maze Runner: Reborn" surpassed the previous two films and reached the best in the series!
As the boss of Crown Pictures, Zhou Qing is of course very satisfied with this.

Following "Twilight" and "The Hunger Games", Crown Pictures has launched another hugely successful series.

"Director Yang, I have something for you to do."

After the two sides had a brief discussion about "Maze Runner", Zhou Qing remembered something.

"Director Zhou, you say."

Upon hearing this, Director Yang straightened his face.

"The finished film of The Martian will probably be released in mid-November. Before that, I want you to contact major distributors around the world and arrange to see the film."

"Director Chen has a distributor I'm familiar with who I've worked with many times. Go back and ask him for it."

Zhou Qing casually gave instructions to Director Yang.

Unlike the previous films "Dying to Survive" and "Operation Red Sea", "The Martian" is a genuine Hollywood-style blockbuster.

Zhou Qing still attaches great importance to the copyright of "The Martian".

"Understood, Director Zhou."

This was a big deal, so Director Yang did not dare to be negligent and immediately agreed to it.

And immediately start treating it as an important task and handle it personally.

Zhou Qing received corresponding feedback very quickly, and all major film producers were very interested in Zhou Qing's "The Martian".

Obviously much more interesting than "Operation Red Sea".

Some film producers are even impatient and plan to come and watch the film as soon as the rough cut is released.

Zhou Qing felt relieved and began to continue working on the post-production of "The Martian" with full enthusiasm.

"Director Zhou."

"La Dong!"

During this period, La Peikang, the current chairman of China Film Group, contacted Zhou Qing.

Both parties are old partners. Although I am not as familiar with him as Han Sanping, they still had a pleasant chat.

"I have good news for you. Your Name has been confirmed to be imported and will be released in December."

After some nonsense, La Peikang told Zhou Qing the news.

La Peikang is still full of expectations for this animated version of "Your Name".

Huayu's foundation was originally laid by the original version of "Your Name", and now the animated version is very popular.

La Peikang believes that the animated version of "Your Name" will definitely have good box office results.

It will definitely be one of the most successful cases among the many films he has introduced.

Zhou Qing naturally had no objection to this.

Although this December release schedule conflicts with Wang Baoqiang's "Journey to India", it's not a big deal.

In the original time and space, although "Your Name" had a good box office in China Entertainment, it was only more than 5 million.

Besides, it is just an animated film, so it won’t pose much threat to “Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2”.

Zhou Qing didn't dwell on this matter any more, but he was secretly thinking in his heart, La Peikang called him specifically, it must not be just for such a trivial matter, right?
"Director Zhou, when will the post-production of The Martian be completed?"

Sure enough, La Peikang then asked about "The Martian".

"Mid-November, no later than December."

Zhou Qing answered truthfully, there was nothing to hide on this point.

"That's good. We'll definitely make it in time."

When La Peikang heard this, he was immediately delighted.

"Director Zhou, I plan to recommend The Martian for next year's Oscars. You should have no objection, right?"

Only then did La Peikang make his purpose clear.

Zhou Qing suddenly realized that this was what La Peikang was planning.

To be honest, "The Martian" is a commercial film, not an award-winning film.

Zhou Qing made the film just to make money at the box office and never thought about winning any awards.

However, since La Peikang has such ambitions, Zhou Qing will certainly not object. This matter is beneficial to Zhou Qing and harmless.

"Since Mr. La has this intention, let's give it a try."

Zhou Qing smiled at La Peikang.

"Someone also mentioned Jiang Wen's Hidden Man, but I think your The Martian is more likely."

It can be heard that La Peikang is in a good mood and shares some "inside information" with Zhou Qing.

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

In the original time and space, the film that represented the domestic entertainment industry in the 18 Oscar competition was indeed Jiang Wen's "Evil Does Not Suppress Justice".

But that was only the past. As for now, it’s really hard to say.

Although the Film Bureau has always only recognized big directors when selecting films for Oscars, even in terms of the identity of a big director, Zhou Qing is "bigger" than Jiang Wen.

Jiang Wen has won three major awards, but Zhou Qing has won more. More importantly, he has already taken home two golden statues.

Zhou Qing thinks it is not difficult to choose whose film is more suitable for Oscars.

And to be honest, although "The Martian" is a commercial film, its potential for winning awards is much greater than that of "Hidden Man".

In the original time and space, "The Martian" won the Golden Globe Award and was nominated for 7 Oscars.

It's a definite favorite to win an Oscar.

Even if the entire cast is now replaced by Chinese actors, the potential is definitely greater than "Hidden Man".

But even so, Zhou Qing doesn't hold out much hope for "The Martian" to win any awards.

At best, it can get a nomination like "Painted Skin".

Of course, there is no need to tell La Peikang such words that would undermine his enthusiasm.

Zhou Qing chatted and laughed with La Peikang for a while and talked about other things before happily ending the call.

"Lu Yang directed "Nobody" and started filming. Lu Yang praised the script and said it was the best story he had ever filmed."

"'Nobody' starts filming in Hengdian, another masterpiece by the golden combination of Lu Yang and Zhou Qing."

"Huang Bo is directing for the first time, and Wang Baoqiang is helping his good brother with the start of filming of A Good Show."

"Huang Bo's debut film "A Good Show" has started filming in a low-key manner, and the script was written by Director Zhou himself."

The Chinese entertainment film market in October was relatively lively.

There is no other reason. The National Day period is the golden period second only to the Lunar New Year period and the summer vacation period, and it is also one of the battlegrounds.

Although it is a little milder than the previous two golden periods, there are still many strong films released.

For example, this year, three blockbusters squeezed in at the same time:

Happy Twist's "Shameful Iron Fist", Wang Jing's "Chasing the Dragon", and Jackie Chan's "The Foreigner".

The box office performances of "Chasing the Dragon" and "The Foreigner" can only be described as just okay, but "Shameful Iron Fist" is truly a huge hit.

Not only did the box office reach 1.3 million on the first day, it even reached 10 million on October 1, National Day.

The momentum has been very strong since then, and the total box office eventually exceeded 20 billion!
It's so fierce and violent.

It makes both "Chasing the Dragon" and "The Foreigner" seem mediocre.

In terms of new films, Zhou Qing Pictures continues to make its presence felt.

Just after the National Day, two new films started shooting.

There is nothing much to say about "The Unknown". Director Lu Yang is one of the two major directors under Zhou Qing Pictures.

The films he directed are of various types, but without exception, they all performed quite stably.

All of them are excellent products with strong box office and reputation.

Especially the last low-budget science fiction comedy "Time Raiders", the total box office exceeded 10 billion.

Therefore, people in the circle are still quite looking forward to and paying attention to his new film "Nobody".

But everyone was really surprised by Huang Bo's "A Good Show".

There is no other reason. Huang Bo is a serious actor. How could this strange guy cross over to become a director?

You have to know that Wang Baoqiang, who is under Zhou Qing Pictures, has just finished his work as a director.

Even his directorial debut, Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2, has been announced to be released during the Lunar New Year holiday.

It turns out that one Wang Baoqiang is not enough, and here comes Huang Bo?
Zhou Qing, the boss, is really careless. He allows these actors under his company to act so recklessly?
Isn’t Director Zhou really afraid that they will mess it up?
You have to know that investing in making a movie is no joke. Even the smallest cost will be at least tens of millions, and hundreds of millions is normal.

If there is a real loss, it will be a huge loss.

So, only a film and television company like Zhou Qing Pictures, which makes every movie a hit and makes money like crazy, would dare to be so willful, right?
Especially the actors in the circle, they are extremely envious, jealous and hateful towards Wang Baoqiang and Huang Bo.

These two guys are so lucky to have such a good boss.

If it were someone else, who would allow their actors to do this?

"Trust Director Zhou. The directors he discovers never fail to deliver!"

"That's right, Director Zhou's vision has never been wrong!"

However, many people also expressed their expectations for Wang Baoqiang and Huang Bo.

What happened to the actors?
Has Director Zhou discovered few actors and directors in the past?

From Wu Jing at the beginning, to Chen Sicheng and Xu Zheng, aren’t they all living examples of success?
Since Director Zhou supported these actors and achieved great success in becoming directors, why can't he support Wang Baoqiang and Huang Bo?

All in all, Huang Bo's "A Good Show", like the original "Journey to India", faces considerable controversy.

But controversy is not necessarily a bad thing. From another perspective, it can also contribute a lot of popularity to "A Good Show", right?
Anyway, as a reborn person, Zhou Qing is not worried about this at all.

I just laughed off the information and continued to work on the post-production of "The Martian" as calmly as a dog.

It is now mid-October, this work has lasted for 10 months, and 4% of the work has been successfully completed.

Judging from the current progress, there will be no problem in producing a finished film in another month.

Zhou Qing expects the film to be completed in mid-November as planned.

During this period, Director Yang has also contacted those international film producers, and they will come to watch the films one after another in mid-November.

In addition, the release date of "The Martian" in mainland China is scheduled to be January next year, so all the progress is completely within time.

Simply perfect.

"I killed Zhou Qing!"

After a busy November, a piece of news came from Liu Yifei.

"Crazy Rich Asians" started filming in August and after a three-month shooting period, it finally completed all the filming work.

If it were normal times, Liu Yifei would definitely return home directly after finishing filming.

But now, since Zhou Qing will be busy with "The Martian" for a while, the girl simply decided to stay in Hollywood to accompany Zhou Qing for a while.

Let’s go back together after we finish filming “The Martian”.

Anyway, Zhou Qing also has a business in Hollywood, so it’s really convenient.

As for Liu Xiaoli, she actually didn't stay in Hollywood for long.

At the end of August, I said goodbye to Zhou Qing and Liu Yifei and returned to China.

Now, Zhou Qing can enjoy a good time with Liu Yifei. (End of this chapter)