Chapter 485 This is Director Zhou's era! A blockbuster even more exciting than "The Wander
"It's over 50 billion. It really has."
Master Zhang had no idea what to say, and it took him a long time before he uttered a sigh.
When "The Martian" was first released, the box office almost broke 50 billion.
As a result, now that "The Wandering Earth" is released, it has truly broken through 50 billion.
Zhou Qing has completely brought Chinese live-action films into the 50 billion box office era.
Zhou Qing has already stood at the top of the entire Chinese entertainment industry.
Even he, Master Zhang, needs to look up to him.
Even though he was Master Zhang, he could only see Zhou Qing's taillights from a distance and couldn't even catch up with him.
However, Master Zhang now doesn’t really have much desire to catch up.
That’s right, in the past Master Zhang refused to admit defeat and wanted to compete with Zhou Qing.
But since when, Master Zhang found that he no longer had such thoughts.
He, like everyone else in Huayu, has accepted this.
I have already accepted that Zhou Qing is the number one director in Chinese entertainment.
Talented people come out from generation to generation, and each has led the way for hundreds of years!
The era that belonged to Master Zhang has passed, and now it is the era that belongs to Zhou Qing.
"Five billion! The movie I starred in made over five billion!"
Zhang Wanyi only felt his heart pounding wildly, almost jumping out of his chest.
Huge surprise and disbelief filled Zhang Wanyi's heart, making it difficult for him to accept it for a while.
unreal.
It's really unreal!
You know, Zhang Wanyi is only 25 years old this year!
At this age, normally one has just entered the entertainment industry.
It is extremely difficult to make a name for yourself.
In fact, Zhang Wanyi was an unknown actor before he took on the role in "The Wandering Earth".
He had just terminated his contract with the agency and his future was bleak.
Who would have thought that his luck was so good that he was spotted by Director Zhou and played the leading role in his new film.
Then he transformed himself and became the leading actor of a movie with a box office of 50 billion.
The 50 billion hero!
This is unique in the entire Chinese entertainment industry, and Zhang Wanyi is the only one who has this business!
This means that Zhang Wanyi suddenly reached the top of the entertainment industry through this movie.
This turning point is really too huge.
Although one movie cannot change Zhang Wanyi's status as a newcomer, it is undeniable that he really made a complete turnaround through this movie.
He became the most popular and eye-catching one among his peers.
It is no exaggeration to say that Zhang Wanyi's life changed immediately.
So Zhang Wanyi was really grateful to Zhou Qing.
At the same time, I am also full of admiration, complete admiration.
Director Zhou is worthy of being Director Zhou, he is just awesome.
Even with a newcomer like himself as the protagonist, he was able to achieve a terrifying box office of 50 billion.
It's really awesome!
"Director Zhou, congratulations, really congratulations."
La Peikang, who was in high spirits, called Zhou Qing as soon as possible.
Share the joy of "The Wandering Earth"'s 53 billion box office with Zhou Qing.
The whole voice sounded so high-spirited and so proud.
It's impossible not to be proud. "The Wandering Earth" is definitely La Peikang's perfect farewell at China Film.
It brought the perfect end to his career.
La Peikang was still very satisfied and excited.
But there is a small regret.
"Director Zhou, you should have listened to me and applied for an extension. The box office could have gone up a bit."
La Peikang said to Zhou Qing with a bit of dissatisfaction.
"Boss La, even if it's postponed, it won't exceed 60 billion."
Zhou Qing just laughed.
In fact, when "The Wandering Earth" was doing well at the box office, La Peikang suggested to Zhou Qing to apply for an extension.
It’s simple. La Peikang just wants to make the box office of "The Wandering Earth" even higher.
Of course, he also knows that even if the release date is postponed, the possibility of "The Wandering Earth" breaking 60 billion is unlikely, or even impossible.
But for La Peikang, the higher the box office, the greater the achievement.
At the same time, "The Wandering Earth" will be able to maintain the 50 billion box office record for a relatively longer time, and it will be more difficult to be surpassed by other movies.
Therefore, from La Peikang's perspective, it is reasonable to let Zhou Qing apply for an extension.
But from Zhou Qing's point of view, there was no need for this, and he chose to refuse without hesitation.
One reason is naturally because as a reborn person, Zhou Qing knew that an force majeure event was about to happen.
December is the outbreak period.
Why would Zhou Qing take the initiative to run into the muzzle of the gun?
Secondly, Zhou Qing can’t take all the benefits.
The films produced by his Zhou Qing Pictures have applied for extensions many times in succession.
Not to mention anything else, "The Martian", "Detective Chinatown 2" and "Nezha" have been postponed three times in a row.
If "The Wandering Earth" applies again, it will be the fourth consecutive time.
Now Zhou Qing Pictures has become a thorn in the eyes of many of its peers, and it is natural that it should keep a low profile when it is time to do so.
The three movies like "The Martian" were intended to break higher-level box office barriers, so the application was made.
But "The Wandering Earth" has already broken 50 billion, so there is naturally no need for this.
The two sides briefly chatted about some useless things before ending the call.
It is also worth mentioning that the celebration banquet for "The Wandering Earth" has actually been held.
On the day when the total box office of "The Wandering Earth" exceeded 50 billion, the film did not even leave the theaters.
A banquet was held to celebrate the movie's box office exceeding 50 billion yuan, which is also a common practice in the industry.
But in fact, Zhou Qing’s usual habit is to hold a celebration banquet after the movie is finished.
The reason for bringing it forward this time is simply one reason, which is to avoid encountering force majeure events.
It would be better if you don’t know about this kind of thing. Now that you know it, you always have to take some countermeasures in advance.
Unfortunately, even though he is a reborn person, there is not much Zhou Qing can do.
This is a major global event. How could Zhou Qing be so qualified?
The only thing he could do was to stay out of this flood.
Then, protect the people around you to the best of your ability.
At most, I can do my bit for society, that's all.
"I regret it, I really regret it so much Qingzi!"
"If I had known this, I would have fought with Wu Jing!"
Zhu Yawen couldn't help but slap his thighs in front of Zhou Qing.
He was very clear that when Zhou Qing was thinking about the role of Liu Peiqiang, he and Wu Jing were both considered.
But in the end it was decided to let Wu Jing play the role.
Zhu Yawen felt that this was just a supporting role, and he should be satisfied since he had acted in two movies of Zhou Qing in succession.
I didn't continue to compete with Wu Jing.
But who would have thought that "The Wandering Earth" actually broke 50 billion.
Zhu Yawen even heard from Zhou Qing that "The Wandering Earth" will have a sequel.
Damn it!
This guy Zhu Yawen really regretted his decision.
"Regret? You are the one who got the best deal. I even gave you the leading role in 'Changjin Lake'."
Zhou Qing shook his head and rolled his eyes at Zhu Yawen.
In the original time and space, Wu Qianli was also Wu Jing’s character.
That is a more popular movie than The Wandering Earth. "What advantage do you have? The Battle at Lake Changjin is a mainstream blockbuster. It can't be more popular than The Wandering Earth."
Zhu Yawen's face was full of disapproval.
Even if "Operation Red Sea" breaks 40 billion, "Changjin Lake" is unlikely to break 50 billion, right?
Is the box office ceiling of mainstream blockbusters really that high?
Anyway, Zhu Yawen feels that mainstream blockbusters will definitely not be able to beat science fiction blockbusters.
Of course, even so, "Changjin Lake" is definitely the most important movie in the entire Chinese entertainment industry.
Even if it is slightly inferior to "The Wandering Earth", it is enough to kill any other movie.
Even if the total box office does not break 50 billion, it should be no problem to reach the 40 billion of "Operation Red Sea".
You know, the director is Aoko!
Zhu Yawen was actually quite happy to be able to play the leading role in such a movie.
"Then you underestimate The Battle at Lake Changjin."
Zhou Qing laughed out loud.
This sentence immediately made Zhu Yawen happy.
Is Qingzi so optimistic about "Changjin Lake"?
Thinking about Zhou Qing's vision, which was so accurate that it never made a mistake, Zhu Yawen began to feel uneasy.
Could it be possible that "The Battle at Lake Changjin" could be even more popular than "The Wandering Earth"?
That's a bit too much, isn't it?
Then I am the one who really wants to go to heaven.
"Okay, I don't have time to talk nonsense with you. I'm leaving now."
After checking the time, Zhou Qing said hello to Zhu Yawen and left Zhou Qing Pictures.
The preparation work for "Changjin Lake" still requires him as the chief director to take charge of the overall situation.
"Director Zhou."
"Director Xu, Director Lin."
Several directors and producers quickly got together and continued to deal with matters related to "Changjin Lake".
This work actually started in July, when Zhou Qing was still busy with the post-production of "The Wandering Earth".
In the blink of an eye, "The Wandering Earth" has been taken off the screen, having earned more than 50 billion yuan at the box office.
If you calculate the time, even a lineup of a "luxury producer team" took more than 5 months to prepare.
Even so, only half of the preparatory work has been completed, and there is still a lot of work to be done.
All in all, according to estimates by Zhou Qing and three other directors as well as the production team, filming will not start until April next year.
Of course, this was just the original plan. As a reborn person, Zhou Qing knew that the actual start of filming would definitely be postponed.
In other words, the overall preparation period will last as long as nine months!
There is no way, because the scale of "Changjin Lake" is so large.
Shooting two films at the same time is equivalent to shooting two movies at the same time.
In addition, each movie involves war scenes involving thousands of people, which makes filming extremely difficult.
The early preparations were truly hellish.
"Director Zhou, can we start the casting now?"
After working for a few more days, the producer began to seek Zhou Qing's opinion in this way.
Although some of the main roles, several directors and producers have already been confirmed.
But there are so many characters, big and small, in "Changjin Lake" that it is impossible to have all of them pre-determined.
Plus, the nature of this film is different, and the entire entertainment industry is watching it.
Open auditions are a must, needless to say.
"It's time to announce the auditions."
Zhou Qing nodded and didn't say much.
"Zhouqing Pictures and Bayi Film Studio jointly produced the film "Changjin Lake" actor recruitment announcement as follows:
Wu Qianli, the company commander of the 7th Interspersed Company, possesses the perseverance and dignity of a soldier. He is tall and strong with tough features.
Wu Wanli, Wu Qianli's younger brother, is mischievous and childish like a young man, but he is also strong and brave.
Yu joined the army and served as a platoon leader of the firepower platoon. He was strong, passionate, and skilled. His heroic spirit and fearlessness fully demonstrated the revolutionary heroism.
Pinghe, sniper...
......"
The public recruitment notice was sent out as soon as possible.
It is worth mentioning that characters such as Wu Qianli and Wu Wanli, who had already been selected, were also announced.
There is no way, "Changjin Lake" is a film of special nature.
Zhou Qing can no longer openly decide who to use as the protagonist as he did before.
Although everyone in the circle is not stupid, like Zhu Yawen, Wu Jing, and Wang Baoqiang from Zhou Qing Pictures, they all have more advantages than others.
These three men have all the celebrity status, and their image and temperament are very manly and tough. There is no problem at all in playing the role of soldiers.
Even these three people have all played soldiers in their resumes!
Zhu Yawen has works such as "The Disguiser", "The Message" and "Operation Red Sea", Wu Jing has "Wolf Warrior", and Wang Baoqiang also has works such as "Soldier Assault" and "My Brother is Shunliu".
It wouldn't be surprising at all if he was chosen to star in "Changjin Lake".
But even so, no one in the circle can remain calm.
Especially those male actors who met the requirements, each of them began to jump up and down with all their might.
I just hope to get a role in "Changjin Lake".
What about the actresses?
I feel very sad.
There aren't many roles for actresses in this film!
There isn't even a proper supporting role in this incident.
"After 'Lost in Hong Kong', the '囧 series' welcomes another new work. Xu Zheng will meet you in the New Year with 'Lost in Russia'."
"Directed by Lin Chaoxian, from the team behind Operation Mekong, Emergency Rescue is set to be released on the first day of the Lunar New Year."
"Chen Kexin and Gong Huang fully demonstrate the style of the women's volleyball team. "Win the Championship" will be released on the first day of the Lunar New Year."
Since entering December, the entire film market has become lively.
There are no strong films worth mentioning currently showing in theaters.
On the contrary, Chen Sicheng's "The Accidental Detective" did unexpectedly well at the box office.
It left many people dumbfounded.
This is a remake.
A remake of a crime film from Asan Country.
I didn't expect it to be so popular in theaters. It looks like it will have no problem breaking 10 billion.
But apart from "The Accidental Murderer", there are no other movies that attract much attention.
However, there are several movies that are currently being promoted in full swing and are scheduled to be released in January, and there are quite a few strong ones.
There is no need to say much about Xu Zheng's "Lost in Russia". Just the "囧" sign is a killer weapon that is irresistible.
It is obvious that Lin Chaoxian's "Emergency Rescue" is trying to copy the model of "Operation Mekong". It is a top-notch production and is definitely a heavyweight.
Chen Kexin's "Leave the Championship" also has an extremely strong lineup both on and off the stage.
Not only does it tell the story of the women's volleyball team, but it also features top star Gong Huang.
Naturally, it also raises people's expectations to the maximum.
In addition, there is Brother Cheng Long's "Vanguard", which also attracted a lot of attention.
Although Cheng Long's last Spring Festival blockbuster "Detective Pu Songling" was a flop, Cheng Long's influence is still there.
It’s no wonder that there are so many fans.
Of course, the “Spring Festival regular program” “Boonie Bears” cannot be missed.
This series releases an animated feature film every year during the Spring Festival.
The results are very good and stable.
This year is also quite worth looking forward to.
Overall, this year's Spring Festival movie season is truly spectacular and even more exciting than last year.
Fortunately, Zhou Qing's "The Wandering Earth" chose to be released in November instead of competing during the Spring Festival.
Otherwise, this year's Spring Festival movie season would be terrible.
Even these top blockbusters are no match for "The Wandering Earth".
Even so, due to the butterfly effect of Zhou Qing's rebirth, Chen Sicheng's "Detective Chinatown 3" was not filmed.
Otherwise, this year's Spring Festival movie season would be the strongest ever, just as the media reported. (End of this chapter)