Chapter 511 Director Zhou's new film is released, and the Chinese entertainment and Hollywood a
"The Battle of Changjin Lake" grossed 40.2 billion yuan at the box office, breaking 24 box office records in total!"
"The first blockbuster of the Spring Festival is born, "The Watergate Bridge on Lake Changjin" won the box office with 40.2 billion!"
"Breaking 40 billion! The Watergate Bridge at the Changjin Lake has once again achieved great success, with a box office of 40.2 billion, leading the Spring Festival box office."
In early March, "The Battle at Lake Changjin" had been released in theaters for a month, and its corresponding data was subsequently revealed.
It broke 40 billion in one fell swoop, reaching 40.2 billion.
Even in the entire history of Chinese entertainment, this achievement can definitely be considered as a blockbuster.
After all, if you count on your fingers, there are only a few movies in the entire Chinese entertainment industry that have grossed over 40 billion yuan.
There are only three movies: "Operation Red Sea", "The Martian" and "Detective Chinatown 2".
"The Watergate Bridge at the End of the Changjin Lake" is the fourth part!
This kind of box office is enough to make "Watergate" go down in film history.
It is a good result that everyone should celebrate.
If you say that Xu Ke, Lin Chaoxian and others are not excited, that is absolutely false.
"Watergate" is the best record of their entire career, and it directly reached the ceiling of Chinese-language films.
How could I not be happy then?
But while they were happy, Xu Ke and others couldn't help feeling a little melancholy.
Yes, there is no doubt that the box office of "Watergate" exceeding 40 billion is quite impressive.
But the key point is that compared with "Changjin Lake", this film still has a big gap.
The box office of "Changjin Lake" exceeded 60 billion.
As a result, as the sequel to "Changjin Lake", which was released right after it, it only earned 40 billion?
It’s 20 billion less than “Changjin Lake”!
This is 20 billion.
In these days, how many Chinese-language films can have a box office of 20 billion in a year?
I have to say, the gap is a bit too big.
Especially now there are many voices on the Internet saying that the "Changjin Lake" series will not work without Director Zhou.
With Director Zhou, the box office was 60 billion. But when Director Zhou was gone and replaced by Xu Ke and Lin Chaoxian, the box office immediately dropped to 40 billion.
The box office revenue was directly reduced by one third!
Xu Ke and Lin Chaoxian were very depressed when they saw these remarks.
What’s even more annoying is that what the other person said is the truth, leaving Xu Ke and the others with no way to refute it.
Without Zhou Qing, the box office of "Watergate Bridge" did drop significantly, this is an indisputable fact!
What made the two even more depressed was that not only was the box office of "Watergate" inferior to "Changjin Lake", but the reviews were also the same.
The online ratings have already come out, and "Watergate" is 0.3 points lower than "Changjin Lake".
Of course, even so, "Watergate" is also a hugely successful film project.
Zhou Qing Pictures, the main plaintiff, immediately held a grand celebration banquet for it.
Zhou Qing, the chief director and producer, naturally attended in person.
Although the box office of "Watergate" was not as good as that of "Changjin Lake", it also made a lot of money for Zhou Qing Pictures.
How could Zhou Qing not go to show his support?
He also went to join in the fun.
After that, Zhou Qing returned to Zhou Qing Pictures.
Since Liu Yifei became pregnant, Zhou Qing has spent more time with his family.
Most of the company's affairs were handed over to Director Chen.
But it's already March now, and some things need to be put on the agenda.
For example, Zhou Qing Pictures’ new year’s film plan.
The first is the movie that Zhou Qing himself is going to shoot, which has been confirmed to be "Barbie".
As for "A Moment in the Universe", we can only wait until Liu Yifei gives birth and recovers.
Just think of it as Liu Yifei's comeback work after giving birth.
As for "Barbie", Zhou Qing also made it clear that he wanted to make it a co-production, there is no doubt about that.
The first reason is naturally because of interests.
From a commercial perspective, co-productions can bring Zhou Qing more box office revenue.
The second reason is because of personal reasons.
Liu Yifei is already pregnant.
Then how could Zhou Qing go to Hollywood and stay there for several months?
Of course, you have to stay in the country.
Not only do we have to stay in the country, but we also have to stay in the capital.
Fortunately, the entire filming of the movie "Barbie" was completed in the studio, so there was no need to travel around the country to shoot scenes.
It was exactly what Zhou Qing wanted.
It's going to be a co-production anyway, so we can just go to China Film's digital base to shoot it.
I believe Jiao Hongfen will welcome it with open arms and legs.
So what movies will he arrange for his two directors, Lu Yang and Wu Jing?
Zhou Qing also had a plan for this.
As for Wu Jing, he is currently still doing the post-production of "Shock Wave 2".
However, according to the progress Zhou Qing learned, the other party will be able to complete it around April.
By then, "Shock Wave 2" will be released during the summer vacation, and Wu Jing's new movie will be able to start shooting in the second half of the year.
Zhou Qing has already written the script, and it is exactly the same drama as "Raging Fire".
Considering Wu Jing's level and style, this film is completely in Wu Jing's comfort zone and there is nothing to worry about.
As for Lu Yang, Zhou Qing arranged another movie for him.
"Miracle Stupid Kid" directed by Kino in the original time and space.
The film was originally scheduled to be released during this year's Spring Festival, with a total box office of nearly 14 billion yuan.
Frankly speaking, it's pretty good.
However, because Zhou Qing intercepted the production of "Dying to Survive", Wen Muye's life trajectory changed.
This film, which was originally directed by him, was never made.
So why should Zhou Qing be so polite?
Just take it as it is.
"Director Jiao."
After making up his mind, Zhou Qing didn't hesitate and went to China Film Corporation as soon as possible.
I had a detailed discussion with Jiao Hongfen about matters related to "Barbie".
"Don't worry, Director Zhou. I will spare no effort to support your new movie, just like when Chairman Han was here."
Jiao Hongfen was so excited when he learned that Zhou Qing was really going to co-produce a film.
He immediately expressed his opinion in front of Zhou Qing.
He simply couldn't suppress his inner ambitions.
Co-production of films is not something that ordinary people can handle.
Your chance has come!
"Director Zhou, I wonder what kind of movie you are planning to shoot this time?"
Jiao Hongfen couldn't wait to ask Zhou Qing about the relevant issues.
Zhou Qing naturally came prepared, and immediately took out the script of "Barbie" that he had prepared long ago.
After reading it, Jiao Hongfen slapped his thigh.
Zhou Qing wrote the script himself, so the quality of the script is beyond doubt.
Especially since this is a film about women, it is more in line with the mainstream of the current era.
Isn’t it advocating women’s awakening these days?
In addition, there was nothing wrong with the script as a whole, so Jiao Hongfen was confident that he could complete the relevant processes of "Barbie" as quickly as possible.
Of course, the process of co-production is more complicated, and China Film Group cannot do it alone.
It also requires cooperation from Hollywood.
But Director Zhou also has a film and television company in Hollywood! So this is not a problem at all.
"Director Zhou, according to this script, I'm afraid 90% of the scenes have to be completed in the studio, right?"
"Director Zhou, what do you think of China Film's digital base? Your Life of Pi was completed at the China Film's digital base."
Jiao Hongfen then extended the same invitation to Zhou Qing.
On this point, Jiao Hongfen and Han Sanping had the same opinion.
When it comes to co-production, just paying money and being deeply involved are two completely different situations!
"There is naturally no problem with China Film's digital base."
Zhou Qing nodded and agreed readily.
It was Zhou Qing's original idea to use China Film's digital base.
The other party's invitation was exactly what he wanted.
The two parties then discussed some other related matters, and Zhou Qing then returned to Zhou Qing Pictures.
"Director Yang."
He immediately contacted Director Yang of Crown Pictures and asked them to start the "Barbie" project.
And cooperate with the domestic side to go through the relevant procedures of co-production.
At the same time, relevant preparatory work has also been started.
Like casting and stuff like that.
As for the casting of "Barbie" this time, Zhou Qing gave orders directly to Director Yang.
"As for the male lead, you can contact Gosling and see if he's interested."
"As for the female lead... you can contact Margot Robbie."
Commander Gosling and Harley Quinn, these are the male and female protagonists in the original "Barbie" movie.
The performances of both were pretty good, so Zhou Qing was too lazy to spend any more time and just went back to find the original team.
As for the other supporting roles, they are actually unimportant, so Zhou Qing doesn't plan to appoint them personally.
Just leave it to the casting director to choose.
Of course, that's the actors over in Hollywood.
There are still some Asian characters in the movie "Barbie", and Zhou Qing will definitely choose them from China.
However, there is no need to rush this matter. It will not be too late to take action after the preliminary approval process of "Barbie" is completed.
While waiting for the process to go through, Zhou Qing needed to complete another task first.
whats the matter?
Write the script of "Miracle Stupid Kid" first.
By the time "Barbie" started to be put into operation, Zhou Qing no longer had the time.
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Therefore, Zhou Qing’s work during this period is very clear.
Apart from cooperating with some related preliminary work for "Barbie", I basically just stay in the office typing on the keyboard.
The movie "Miracle: The Stupid Kid" scored 7.4 points on a certain platform.
To be honest, it’s not that low.
But how should I put it, there is still a little gap from Zhou Qing's requirements.
You should know that the films produced by Zhou Qing Pictures generally have a rating of close to 8 points.
Therefore, Zhou Qing also plans to optimize "Miracle Stupid Kid" to a certain extent.
This slowed down Zhou Qing's progress a little.
In addition, there were some other things that needed to be dealt with, so it took Zhou Qing two weeks to complete this task.
"Director Jiao."
After communicating with Jiao Hongfen, I learned that the relevant procedures are still in progress and will probably not be completed until April.
Zhou Qing couldn't help but shake his head and sigh inwardly.
The process of co-production is really complicated.
I can say that I had the green light throughout the journey, but it was still so slow.
Fortunately, there is nothing wrong with the script of "Barbie", and with the efforts of China Film, there will be no problem in passing the review.
There is no need to delay some of the preliminary preparatory work.
"It is revealed that Director Zhou Qing is secretly preparing a new film. In 22, Director Zhou will once again direct a co-production film."
"Reliable news, Director Zhou's new film is a co-production. It is Director Zhou's second co-production after The Revenant."
"Crown Pictures is secretly contacting Gosling, suspected to be casting for director Zhou Qing's new film."
The media is really powerful. Zhou Qing’s new film was exposed as soon as possible.
It has attracted great attention in both Hollywood and Chinese entertainment circles.
There is no need to say much about Huayu. The films directed by Zhou Qing have always been the top film projects in the industry.
This is a film project that all the actors in Huayu Entertainment are trying their best to participate in.
Not to mention that it is a co-production film directed by Director Zhou!
In fact, co-productions are not uncommon, and some are produced in the industry every year.
Even co-productions between Chinese entertainment and Hollywood have long been commonplace.
But the problem is that the co-production films directed by Director Zhou can truly be a huge success and sell well all over the world.
This is something that other co-productions simply cannot do.
This is something that other directors simply cannot do.
Not even Master Zhang can do it.
The National Master's "The Great Wall" was a huge success at first, but it is generally regarded as a flop.
It was still one of those films that failed both at the box office and in terms of reputation.
But what about Director Zhou’s two co-productions?
It not only won the Oscar, but also sold well all over the world.
That is a true international blockbuster!
Who can stay calm?
Good guy.
The entire Chinese entertainment industry began to see undercurrents, no, it should be said that the waves were surging.
It's not just the case in Chinese entertainment, it's the same in Hollywood as well.
Although Director Zhou is a Chinese film director, he also has a very respected status in Hollywood.
"Life of Pi" and "The Revenant" truly made all Hollywood filmmakers realize Zhou Qing's strength.
After learning that Zhou Qing was going to make another Hollywood movie, everyone became eager to try.
Especially Commander Gao, who received the invitation from Director Yang, was extremely excited.
Director Zhou made Leo a winner of the Oscar for Best Actor.
Well, even according to Director Yang, Director Zhou’s new film is "Barbie", a genuine commercial film.
It's not some art film.
But the movies directed by Director Zhou are also big hits at the box office all over the world.
It would be a lie for Commander Gao to say he is not happy to be valued by such a great director.
"Ryan, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You actually got the favor of Director Zhou!"
"Director Zhou is a world-class director. There are few directors in Hollywood who can compare to him."
"It's really rare that he chose you for his new film. You must seize this opportunity!"
Commander Gao's agent was as excited as Commander Gao, and even his eyes were sparkling.
"Of course I understand."
Commander Gao nodded heavily and rubbed his hands subconsciously.
The blood in his body also felt boiling.
The opportunity to star in "Barbie" is definitely the most important opportunity in his entire career so far.
Commander Gao can be said to be full of ambition. (End of this chapter)