Chapter 512: Chinese entertainment is ignited again, Director Zhou’s influence in Hollywood

Chapter 512: Chinese entertainment is ignited again, Director Zhou’s influence in Hollywood

"That's great! Barbie is really directed by Director Zhou himself!"

The heroine Harley Quinn was also very excited, as happy as if it was New Year's Day.

There is no other reason, Harley Quinn really values ​​this film project.

In fact, Sony has contacted many celebrities since it first started this project.

Harley Quinn is one of them.

Unlike those other female stars, Harley Quinn wanted to join this movie from the bottom of her heart.

He also mobilized his own connections to cooperate with Sony to promote it.

However, when it was originally in Sony's hands, "Barbie" was a mess.

Harley Quinn has no use even if she has the strength.

I was secretly anxious.

Later, the "Barbie" project came to a standstill, and Harley Quinn wanted Warner to intervene and continue to move forward.

But who would have thought that before they could take action, news came out that Sony had licensed the copyright to Crown Pictures.

This gave Harley Quinn hope again.

Who doesn’t know that Crown Pictures is the film and television company founded by Director Zhou?
The only worry is that Director Zhou is a Chinese director and the focus of his career has always been in China.

Crown Pictures has released so many films over the years, but only two of them were directed by Director Zhou.

Harley Quinn herself naturally hopes that Director Chow can continue to direct "Barbie", but she cannot be sure of this.

Now, God has fulfilled our wish.

What's even more surprising?
Director Zhou also invited me to play the leading role in "Barbie"!
Harley Quinn was so excited.

With director Zhou Qing personally directing the film, Harley Quinn is full of endless confidence in the project "Barbie".

Although Director Zhou is a male director, I have seen his work Harley Quinn.

Director Zhou is also very good at portraying women in films like "Hearing Girl", "La La Land", "Witch", etc.

With such a director filming "Barbie", Harley Quinn can feel 100% confident.

There was nothing else on her mind now, she was just waiting for Director Zhou to notify her to start filming!

It’s a pity that the process of co-production is extremely complicated and is still in progress.

"It's a pity."

In the luxurious villa, Liu Yifei put down the "Barbie" script in her hand and sighed.

Such a purely female-themed movie really touches the hearts of girls.

If her conditions allowed, Liu Yifei would have participated in the performance anyway.

"What a pity! With your current status, it's not appropriate for you to play a supporting role."

Zhou Qing smiled beside the girl.

This movie tells the story of Barbie.

The heroine definitely cannot be Asian, she can only be a North American female star.

Even if Liu Yifei is his wife, Zhou Qing will definitely support her, but not in this forced way.

If a girl really wants to act, she can only play a supporting role.

But there are no important supporting roles in "Barbie".

What's more, this girl's status in North America is higher than that of Harley Quinn.

Even if the girl was willing, Zhou Qing would not agree to be someone else's sedan bearer.

"Yeah, I was overthinking it, but this script is really good."

The girl knew what Zhou Qing said, but she just couldn't resist the temptation of the script.

"It's just a script. If you can't act this one, I'll write another one for you."

Zhou Qing waved his hand disapprovingly.

"Barbie" is indeed not suitable for Liu Yifei to play, but "Blink of an Eye" is suitable.

Even looking around the world, there is no actor more suitable than Liu Yifei.

"That's what you said, so I'll be waiting."

When the girl heard this, her expectations were completely aroused.

Yes, Zhou Qing is the best screenwriter!
It is very difficult for others to write a script of the same level as a classic like "Barbie".

But for Zhou Qing, what does it matter?
"You, you're still thinking about filming at this hour, please stop it."

Liu Xiaoli helplessly poked the girl's head with her hand.

Don’t you have any idea how big your belly is?
"Mom is right. I am the 'No. 1 Director in Chinese Entertainment'. If you want to act, there will be roles for you in the future. I will even let you act until you vomit. But now..."

Zhou Qing took the script from the girl and said, "You'd better stop thinking about it."

“I’m so bored.”

The girl couldn't hold it back any longer.

Ever since I got pregnant, I’m not allowed to do this or that.

I’m afraid I’ll bump into something if I take a few more steps, and I wish I could keep an eye on it 24 hours a day.

Liu Yifei also knew that this was all for her own good, but she was really about to burst into tears.

"You should be content, right? I, your mother, accompany you every day, and Changchang comes over every now and then. Oh, by the way, Changchang should be here soon, right?"

When Liu Xiaoli said this, she looked at the time.

When the girl heard this, she immediately perked up.

However, Zhou Qing didn't have the time to entertain Shu Chang.

It's nothing, he still has some preparations for "Barbie" to deal with.

So he could only say goodbye to Liu Xiaoli and Liu Yifei and hurried out.

"Xiao Liu, ask Lu Yang to come over."

After meeting with Jiao Hongfen and handling some related matters, Zhou Qing returned to Zhou Qing Pictures.

After some thought, Zhou Qing called Lu Yang over.

"Director Zhou, is the company going to release a new movie?"

Lu Yang guessed Zhou Qing's intention almost instantly.

Since being signed to Zhou Qing Pictures, Lu Yang basically has to make a movie every year unless there are some special circumstances.

Of course, it's not just Lu Yang, Zhou Qing and Wu Jing are also like this.

None of the directors at Zhou Qing Pictures are an exception.

“Yes, this is your new movie.”

Zhou Qing took out the script of "Miracle Stupid Kid" that he had prepared long ago and handed it to Lu Yang.

Lu Yang quickly glanced through it and found that it was of the same high quality as Zhou Qing's previous scripts.

He nodded immediately: "Director Zhou, I will start preparing then."

"Go."

Zhou Qing waved his hand and sent Lu Yang away.

Then he instructed Xiao Liu to handle the project establishment and filing matters of "Miracle Stupid Kid".

"Zhou Qing Pictures' second film project has been approved. The screenwriter of Miracle Stupid Kid is Zhou Qing and the director is Lu Yang."

"Director Lu Yang's new film "Miracle Stupid Kid" was released, and Lu Yang and Zhou Qing are working together again."

The film project "Miracle Stupid Kid" was soon exposed.

It has attracted great attention throughout the entire Chinese entertainment industry.

Although the impact and attention it caused were far less than Zhou Qing's co-production films, it was also enough to attract everyone's attention.

This is a new film directed by Lu Yang!

Lu Yang is now working at Huayu Entertainment, and he is also a famous director!
That’s right, it’s definitely not easy to get into Director Zhou’s co-production films, because the protagonists are 90% likely to be Hollywood stars.

Huayu can only have a few supporting roles at most, and they have their own artists waiting in the wings.

But it’s also good to be able to act in Lu Yang’s new film.

Lu Yang’s film will basically have a box office of 10 billion.

It was also a rare top-level film project in the industry. Suddenly, Zhou Qing Pictures became lively again.

"Barbie" and "Miracle 2: The Last Jedi" are two movies that have completely ignited the entire Chinese entertainment industry.

In "Miracle·Stupid Kid", Zhou Qing handed everything over to Lu Yang and had no intention of asking about it at all.

He basically puts all his energy into "Barbie" and also takes time to spend with his family.

This is also an important reason why Zhou Qing chose to shoot "Barbie" in Beijing.

However, by early April, Zhou Qing's time with his family had been greatly reduced.

There is no other reason. Jiao Hongfen finally gave the news that the process of "Barbie" has finally been completed.

Now, Zhou Qing needs to devote himself to the preparation of the movie.

In fact, the movie "Barbie" was not difficult to shoot, and it can even be said to be very easy.

Not many actors are needed, so casting is very easy.

The only trouble is that the scenery and sets need to be built, and even almost all the scenes of the entire movie need to be built.

After all, the movie "Barbie" almost all takes place in the Barbie world, not the real world.

The Barbie world is a more dreamy world, completely different from the real world.

Fortunately, the scenery of Barbie's world is not complicated, and not as real and huge as "The Wandering Earth".

So the energy spent naturally cannot be as great as that of "The Wandering Earth".

In addition, Zhou Qing had already designed the construction of those scenes when he was going through the process.

Now that the process is completed, we can officially move forward almost immediately.

"Director Zhou, the studio at our digital base is ready and you can use it at any time."

Jiao Hongfen was extremely enthusiastic and positive, even more positive than director Zhou Qing.

Enormous achievements are beckoning to him!

With Jiao Hongfen's strong support, the work of setting up the scenery and decorating the set went very smoothly.

At the same time, Zhou Qing also started the domestic casting work.

Well, the so-called casting work is simple, it’s nothing more than notifying Zhu Yawen.

"Old Zhu, there's a supporting actor role in Barbie that has a decent role. I'm going to give it to you."

Zhou Qing told Zhu Yawen about this decision.

There is no way. Just like the reason why Liu Yifei couldn’t play the female lead before, Asian characters also can’t play the male lead.

If I act, I can only play supporting roles.

The role originally played by Liu Simu in "Barbie".

It can be considered a relatively important supporting role.

Due to image issues, Wang Baoqiang and Huang Bo from Zhou Qing Pictures were obviously not suitable for this role.

Only Zhu Yawen can do it.

"That's great, Aoko, I'm finally going to make it to Hollywood!"

Zhu Ya was extremely excited when he heard this.

It is not an exaggeration to say that he is now at the pinnacle of Chinese entertainment.

Well, having reached this point, naturally one would want to seek to step onto a broader, more grand stage.

Hollywood is Zhu Yawen's next goal.

It would be impossible for an actor of Zhu Yawen's level not to have such ambition.

But is it that easy to get into Hollywood?
Chinese entertainment has been around for so many years, and has only produced Jackie Chan and Li Lianjie.

That's because Hollywood is very fond of Chinese Kung Fu movies.

But now?
Kung Fu movies have long been in decline!

Unless you have a super boss like Liu Yifei to support you, who can make it into Hollywood?

Therefore, the supporting role in "Barbie" is also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Zhu Yawen.

"Wake up, you are just a supporting role!"

Zhou Qing ruthlessly shattered Zhu Yawen's dream.

"You're a supporting role now, but maybe you'll be the main character next time?"

Zhu Yawen began to wink at Zhou Qing, looking flattering.

However, Zhou Qing simply ignored it.

Anyway, up to now, Zhou Qing’s plans for Hollywood movies include "Barbie" and "Blink".

As for other Hollywood movies, Zhou Qing has no plans to direct them at the moment.

So what about Crown Pictures?
Sadly, there are no movies with Asian male protagonists either.

Hollywood really doesn't buy this.

It’s impossible for Zhou Qing to say that he was going to make a film that he was destined to accompany.

"You might as well just go to bed. Dreams can contain anything."

Zhou Qing waved his hand and sent Zhu Yawen away.

"Director Yang, how is the casting going?"

Zhou Qing then contacted Director Yang and asked about the relevant situation.

"Director Zhou, the casting is currently in progress. Everyone is quite enthusiastic and many celebrities have contacted me."

"Even Leon called last week to inquire about the situation."

"It's a pity that the male lead of Barbie is not suitable for him, otherwise it would not be impossible to let Leon play the role."

Director Yang reported to Zhou Qing with a smile.

"Leon?"

Zhou Qing almost laughed out loud when he heard this.

Since winning the Oscar, Leo can be said to have completely let himself go.

He has become an uncle now.

If I were to play the role of Commander Go, it would be an eyesore.

The kind that can definitely kill someone with lightning without any compensation.

Luckily, Leo is self-aware and knew he couldn't act, so he didn't bring himself to do it.

"Tell Leon that if he can lose weight to Gosling's level, I can let him act."

Zhou Qing smiled at Director Yang.

"I think forget it. That would be more cruel than killing Leon."

Director Yang couldn't help but laugh out loud when he heard this.

The two sides briefly communicated on some other related matters and ended the call.

Director Yang sent some audition resumes and audition videos to Zhou Qing that day.

Zhou Qing took a quick look and found basically no problems.

"Director Zhou."

While busy, Wu Jing knocked on Zhou Qing's office door.

"Are your feet feeling better?"

Zhou Qing put down the work at hand and looked Wu Jing up and down.

"It's already healed. It's just a minor injury. It's nothing."

Wu Jing waved his hand nonchalantly, and then reported to Zhou Qing that the post-production of "Shock Wave 2" was completed.

Zhou Qing couldn't help but cheer up. Without any extra talk, he went to see the movie with Wu Jing.

"Not bad, Wu Jing."

After watching the film from beginning to end, Zhou Qing couldn't help but nod his head and gave high praise to the film.

This movie is actually quite different from the original "Shock Wave 2".

But it is undeniable that it is also a high-quality movie. (End of this chapter)