Chapter 496 Director Zhou's Secret Ace, New Year's Film Plan

Chapter 496 Director Zhou's Secret Ace, New Year's Film Plan

"Isn't Jia Ling too fierce?"

Not only Chen Sicheng, but the entire circle was also strained by "Hi, Mom".

If you say that the box office of "Detective Chinatown 3" has exceeded 50 billion, that is indeed reasonable.

This is a super IP that is extremely important in the entire Chinese entertainment industry.

The second part has grossed over 40 billion yuan.

It’s no surprise that the third film broke 50 billion.

But "Hi, Mom"?
This is a crosstalk artist’s directorial debut!

Who would have thought?

Jia Ling himself didn’t expect this!

It can be said that except for Zhou Qing, the reborn person, everyone in the circle was dumbfounded.

However, there was one thing that was beyond Zhou Qing's expectations.

In the original time and space, "Hi, Mom" ​​defeated "Detective Chinatown 3", but at this time, "Hi, Mom" ​​did not do this.

Instead, it was suppressed by "Detective Chinatown 3" from beginning to end and was always inferior to "Detective Chinatown 3".

Of course, like "Hi, Mom" ​​and "Detective Chinatown 3", both have successfully obtained the extension key and can continue to postpone their release.

But to be honest, at this point, there is basically no hope for "Hi, Mom" ​​to surpass "Detective Chinatown 3".

Even surpassing Zhou Qing's "The Wandering Earth" may not be able to do that.

There is no other reason. Because of Zhou Qing’s intervention, the box office of "Detective Chinatown 3" was at least million more than before.

Where does this extra box office come from?

Of course it was snatched from several other movies.

As the main competitor, "Hi, Mom" ​​undoubtedly lost the most box office revenue.

So the indisputable fact is that the current box office of "Hi, Mom" ​​is definitely not as much as in the original time and space.

Whether it can surpass "The Wandering Earth" depends on the effect of its delayed release.

However, whether "Hi, Mom" ​​can surpass "The Wandering Earth", Zhou Qing doesn't really care.

Anyway, it still holds the trump card of "Changjin Lake" in its hand.

As long as "Changjin Lake" is filmed well, Zhou Qing will still be the box office champion!
It is now March and most of the filming of "Changjin Lake" has been completed.

Although the second great war has not been completed yet, there is only some finishing work left.

It only took Zhou Qing one week to finish filming all the scenes.

As for the rest of the various other scenes?

That's much easier than a war scene.

Especially with Zhou Qing's level as a top-level director, it is even easier.

Just as expected, all the scenes were filmed in just half a month.

"Crack!"

"Pass!"

"Now I declare that the filming of "Changjin Lake" has officially finished!"

As the last shot was completed, the chief director Zhou Qing officially announced the news to everyone.

Hua Hua Hua.

There was immediate and warm applause from the audience.

Zhu Yawen, Huang Xiaoming and other main actors couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

God bless you, the filming of "Changjin Lake" was indeed very hard.

Not only is the intensity high, but the time span is also extremely long.

A quick calculation shows that the film started shooting in September last year, but it was not until April this year that it was completed.

The filming took a total of 7 months!

Such a long cycle is rare in the entire Chinese entertainment industry.

But then, an irrepressible light appeared in everyone's eyes.

The epic production "Changjin Lake" has already taken the first step, which is also the most difficult step.

Next, we just need to wait for Director Zhou to do the post-production.

After that, another blockbuster that will shock the entire Chinese entertainment industry will sweep the entire film industry!

Just like movies like "The Martian" and "The Wandering Earth", they break all kinds of records and are eye-catching.

When they thought of this, the main creators became as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

Can't wait for that day to come!
"After seven months of filming, The Battle at Lake Changjin was completed. Zhu Yawen and Yi Yangqianxi took a photo together in military uniforms."

"'Changjin Lake' has finished filming, a joint work by three top directors, Zhou Qing, Xu Ke and Lin Chaoxian."

"The film "Changjin Lake" was completed, Zhu Yawen, Hu Jun and Huang Xiaoming 'held the basin' and drank heavily."

Given the level of attention paid to the film "Changjin Lake", it immediately became a hot topic as soon as it was completed.

There is no need for any special hype, the film has been incredibly popular since the day it started shooting.

It really makes many colleagues in the industry envious.

Given the attention being paid to this film, as long as it isn't too bad, how could the box office be bad?
So the question is, since Director Zhou is in charge of "The Battle at Lake Changjin", can it be a bad movie?
The possibility is so small that it is almost impossible.

In other words, there is basically no chance that "Changjin Lake" will once again become a super beast that sweeps the market.

In addition to the nature of "Changjin Lake", the release date can basically be determined.

Most likely it will be this year’s National Day holiday.

Therefore, many movies have a clear idea in mind when choosing their release dates.

Be sure to avoid the National Day period.

Otherwise, that would really be seeking death.

"Sissi, I'm back!"

After the wrap party, Zhou Qing did not rush back to Zhou Qing Pictures, but returned to his luxurious villa first.

The filming of "Changjin Lake" was so tiring that Zhou Qing must take a good rest and catch his breath.

Anyway, there are still six months until the National Day release. Even if we reserve a month's promotional period in advance, there is still a five-month cycle.

It is more than enough for later use.

So Zhou Qing was not that anxious.

What's more, Xu Ke and Lin Chaoxian are here, so it's still not too late anyway.

"It actually took you so long to shoot this movie... Zhou Qing, you've lost weight! Come here and let me see."

The girl knew that Zhou Qing was coming back, so she had been waiting there for a long time and came to greet him happily.

However, when his eyes swept over Zhou Qing, he began to knead Zhou Qing's face.

"Is it that exaggerated?"

Zhou Qing smiled and let the girl's hands touch all over his body.

Although the shooting intensity of "Changjin Lake" was quite high, it was not the first time that Zhou Qing experienced high-intensity shooting.

We're all used to it.

"Really, I feel like I've lost at least a few pounds!"

The girl nodded seriously.

"It's not that exaggerated."

Zhou Qing smiled and happily went into the house with his sister.

"Take a break first, then go take a shower. Smell yourself, you reek of alcohol. Why did you drink so much?"

The girl poured Zhou Qing a glass of water while complaining.

"It's not what I want to drink. Old Zhu and Senior Brother Xiao Ming insisted on drinking it with me."

Zhou Qing explained with a smile, unable to hide the smile in the corner of his eyes.

This feeling of coming home is really good.

He also knew that the smell of alcohol was not a good sign, so after a brief rest, he got up and went to his own luxurious bathroom.

"Let's go together, Sissi!"

When the girl came to deliver something to him, he pulled her in.

"You got all the clothes I just bought wet." "So what?"

The poor bathroom was turned into a battlefield filled with smoke and suffered the ravages of war.

It wasn't just the devastation of war that happened once, it happened several times within one day, how tragic it is!
"Director Zhou."

Of course, he still had to do his work. After a few days of rest at home, Zhou Qing returned to Zhou Qing Pictures.

The most important thing is naturally the post-production work of "Changjin Lake", but before that, Zhou Qing arranged another thing first.

whats the matter?
Zhou Qing Pictures’ New Year’s film plan.

You have to know that "Changjin Lake" will not be released until National Day, and before that Zhou Qing himself has no energy to make any new film.

This means that Lu Yang and Wu Jing have to start working no matter what.

Wu Jing is not in a hurry, as the other party's "Wolf Warrior 2" will not be released until August.

At the very least, we have to wait until the second half of the year to start filming.

It is also worth mentioning that Zhou Qing has also been keeping an eye on Hong Kong Island.

Fortunately, the effects of my previous actions were very good.

The movie "Raging Fire" was not made because Zhou Qing intercepted it in advance.

Zhou Qing could now let Wu Jing take the photos without any worries.

Of course, not now.

As of now, "Shock Wave 2" is still waiting for Wu Jing, and it can start when the other party's schedule is free.

But for Lu Yang, there is no need to wait.

The other party’s film “Assassination of Novelist” has already been taken off the screen, and the schedule is currently empty, so of course it has to be arranged.

Zhou Qing directly instructed his assistant to call Lu Yang over.

"Congratulations, Luyang. 'Assassination of Novelist' is a big hit at the box office."

Zhou Qing knew the significance of "Assassination of Novelist" to Lu Yang, so he congratulated Lu Yang.

"I am still far behind Director Zhou, and I need to keep working hard!"

Lu Yang immediately became modest.

However, the smug look on his face betrayed Lu Yang's true thoughts.

Admittedly, "Assassination of Novelist" is not the highest-grossing film directed by Lu Yang.

In addition, the cost is definitely the highest among all the films he has directed, so overall it is not the most successful case.

But Lu Yang felt happier with it than with any other movie.

Who says this movie is a true "Luyang movie"?

Not only was it a movie he liked to shoot, but it was all done by Lu Yang without Zhou Qing's intervention.

This gave Lu Yang a greater sense of accomplishment.

"Just in time, I've prepared your new movie."

Zhou Qing smiled, took out the script of "The Annual Meeting Can't Stop" that he had prepared long ago, and handed it to Lu Yang.

“The annual meeting can’t be stopped?”

Lu Yang glanced at the name and his curiosity was immediately piqued.

I couldn't wait to open the script and quickly read through it.

His eyes suddenly lit up.

This book is interesting.

very interesting!
The subject matter is relatively new to Lu Yang. He has never filmed a satirical comedy like this before.

"Hu Jianlin can be played by Huang Bo."

Lu Yang also quickly made a basic judgment on the choice of actors.

A low-level worker like Hu Jianlin, who also has a comedic style, is completely Huang Bo's comfort zone.

Among the several artists in Zhou Qing Film, only Huang Bo can act like this.

Neither Zhu Yawen nor Wang Baoqiang can do it.

"Old Huang can do it."

Zhou Qing nodded upon hearing this.

This role was played by Dapeng in the original film, and he actually performed quite well.

However, Zhou Qing believed that Huang Bo’s acting would not be bad either.

On this point, he and Lu Yang had the same opinion and both felt that Huang Bo was the most suitable actor.

"Go prepare, and try to start the filming in the first half of the year."

After briefly discussing some related issues, Zhou Qing casually gave Lu Yang an instruction.

"Got it, Director Zhou. I will start preparations right away."

Lu Yang responded and started working in a hurry.

"Xiao Liu."

Zhou Qing didn't waste any time and immediately asked his assistant to handle the project establishment and filing matters.

There was no nonsense on Lu Yang's side either. He immediately started to form a crew and busy himself with various related preparatory matters.

So what about Zhou Qing?
Without any doubt, I immediately started working on the post-production of "Changjin Lake".

"Director Zhou."

"Director Xu, Director Lin."

However, before officially starting, Zhou Qing still needed to meet with Xu Ke and Lin Chaoxian.

This is the downside of three directors co-directing a film.

You have to ensure that the styles of the two films are consistent and cannot be separated, right?
This requires not only shooting, but also detailed communication in post-production.

Fortunately, just like during the filming, Zhou Qing is the most famous of the three directors and has the most sophisticated professional skills.

He often outshines the other two directors.

In this case, the overall communication and exchange was actually quite pleasant.

Just one week later, Zhou Qing began to carry out post-production work in earnest.

However, Zhou Qing was not sure whether Xu Ke and Lin Chaoxian had started.

After all, the release date of "Watergate" is scheduled for next year's Spring Festival, so there is still a long time.

The cycle is not tight at all.

Of course, even if Zhou Qing's cycle is relatively tight, he doesn't have to be so nervous.

Considering his professional skills, there would be no problem in completing the post-production of "Changjin Lake" in 4 months.

"Director Zhou, an invitation to the 11th Beijing International Film Festival."

After a few busy days, the assistant knocked on Zhou Qing's office door and handed him an invitation letter.

"Beijing International Film Festival?"

Zhou Qing glanced at the invitation letter casually and shook his head subconsciously.

He is not unfamiliar with this film festival, or in other words, Zhou Qing is not unfamiliar with domestic film festivals.

Because almost all domestic film festivals have invited Zhou Qing, and many organizers have contacted Zhou Qing personally.

The Beijing International Film Festival is one of them, and Zhou Qing has an impression of it.

However, Zhou Qing has not participated in domestic film festivals for many years, including film festivals of the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers level.

How could I possibly attend this film festival that is so obviously cheesy?
But that was only in the past. Now, Zhou Qing may have to rethink this issue.

Who says the movie "Changjin Lake" is too special?

From the perspective of the producer, it is true that Zhou Qing Pictures is the main controller, but in the final analysis, this is also a task assigned by the higher-ups.

Not to mention that Bayi is also a co-producer.

This means that Zhou Qing can no longer do some operations as he pleases.

For example, the Beijing International Film Festival is a film festival co-organized by China Media Group and the Beijing government.

Especially for the 11th session, the chairman of the organizing committee is ******!

"Changjin Lake" is a movie promoted by the Central Propaganda Department. Can you not participate?

What's more, it's not an award ceremony, but a selection of opening films. (End of this chapter)