Chapter 542: Breaking 120 billion! The launch of "The Instant Universe" and Director Zhou&
"A new record in film history has been set, with the total box office of 'Nezha: The Devil Boy Conquers the Dragon King' exceeding 120 billion!"
"The total box office of The Wandering Earth 2 is lower than that of its predecessor. The current box office of 43 billion is unlikely to exceed 44 billion."
"The new series of Detective Chinatown has had a great start, with the box office of Detective Chinatown 1900 exceeding 22 billion yuan, which is a gratifying achievement."
In early April, data on three blockbuster films that had been postponed for a month were leaked.
The most eye-catching one is "Nezha 2".
The film's box office revenue exceeded 100 billion in the first month, which shocked many people.
The box office was also extremely impressive during the postponed screening period, earning another 23 billion the following month, with the total box office reaching 123 billion!
It severely blinded the eyes of everyone in the circle.
A box office of over 120 billion, how is that possible!
This is a bit too ridiculous.
To put it bluntly, even if the box office is inflated, it won’t be able to achieve this level of box office success.
Of course, the box office of "Nezha 2" has soared to such an exaggerated level that it has become one of the most watched movies in the Chinese entertainment industry.
If the film really had any tricks to inflate the box office, it would have been caught immediately.
This means that "Nezha 2" is under the supervision of the entire entertainment industry.
Under such circumstances, the fact that "Nezha 2" is still clean is enough to prove that the 120 billion box office is real box office.
There is no fraud.
Everyone in the industry knows that Zhou Qing Pictures has always disdained such petty actions.
So although the box office of "Nezha 2" is exaggerated, or even earth-shattering, it is definitely real.
It is precisely because of this that some people in the circle find it hard to accept it.
You should know that before the release of "Nezha 2", the box office record of Chinese-language films was still "The Battle at Lake Changjin", with a total box office of only 60 billion.
As a result, the box office of "Nezha 2" doubled?
It's almost like a joke.
"Are you so excited? It's only 120 billion!"
As a person who has been reborn, Zhou Qing was much calmer about this, and just looked like he was watching the fun.
I couldn't even help but complain in my heart.
Where is 120 billion?
This is still the result of being weakened by "The Wandering Earth 2".
You have to know that in the original time and space, "Nezha 2" was postponed for one month, and the total box office directly exceeded 150 billion!
Right now, there is a direct loss of 30 billion yuan.
As for "The Wandering Earth 2" directed by Zhou Qing, the effect of the postponement is far worse than that of "Nezha 2".
The final box office only reached 43 billion.
The situation is similar for "Detective Chinatown 1900", with a total box office of only 22 billion.
What's more important?
Up to now, the daily box office of both "The Wandering Earth 2" and "Detective Chinatown 1900" has only been reduced to a few million.
The box office potential has really been exhausted.
So although "Detective Chinatown 1900" was postponed twice in the original time and space, Zhou Qing did not plan to do so this time.
It really doesn't make any sense.
Even if it's shown for another month, it won't increase the box office much.
Then why bother going through all that?
Not only "Detective Chinatown 1900", but also Zhou Qing's "The Wandering Earth 2" has no plans to postpone it for a second time.
As for "Nezha 2", it is an exception, and it will definitely be postponed.
For a blockbuster like this, it would be a shame for the director Jiaozi if he didn't keep it for three months.
"Nezha 2 has once again received an extension key, with the release date extended to the end of April."
The application for postponement of "Nezha 2" was quickly approved and became well-known in the circle.
No one in the circle was surprised at this and felt it was completely reasonable.
It would be unreasonable if the release date of such a hot-selling product was not postponed.
To be honest, people in the industry are also very curious about what box office results "Nezha 2" can achieve after being postponed again.
Zhou Qing, the reborn person, was also very curious.
With the variable of "The Wandering Earth 2", how high can the box office of "Nezha 2" reach?
On the contrary, the director Jiaozi himself is much more restrained and calm about the box office performance.
Of course, it is also possible that the box office of 120 billion has already made the Jiaozi people numb.
Jiaozi called Zhou Qing again, but did not talk about the performance of "Nezha 2". Instead, he told Zhou Qing another thing.
"Director Zhou, I plan to start developing Nezha 3!"
After a brief greeting, Jiaozi couldn't wait to tell Zhou Qing his plan.
As the investor, Zhou Qing would definitely welcome this kind of thing with open arms.
Although "Nezha 2" is an unrepeatable miracle, Zhou Qing does not think that "Nezha 3" will achieve a box office of over billion yuan.
But even if it returns to "normal levels", five or six billion should be no problem.
You know, the total box office of the first part of "Nezha" exceeded 50 billion yuan.
Even if the third film performs badly at the box office, how bad can it be?
Of course, the premise is that the third part of "Nezha" can maintain the level of the first two parts.
But Zhou Qing was not worried at all about this.
Jiaozi produced two films in succession, both of which were of good quality, and the second one even scored higher than the first one.
This is enough to illustrate the level of the dumplings.
There shouldn't be any problem if the other party produces the third part.
"Okay, that's a good thing, I definitely support it."
Zhou Qing immediately expressed his attitude to Jiaozi.
After a brief chat with the other party, we met three days later and discussed the matter in detail in person.
"Do you already have an idea for the third part?"
Zhou Qing took a sip of tea, looked at the dumplings curiously and asked.
“In fact, when I was making the first film, I had a general idea and wanted to make a series.”
"When I was working on the second script, I had already come up with the outline for the third part."
In front of Zhou Qing, Jiaozi had nothing to hide and told him the truth.
In fact, even if Jiaozi didn't say it, Zhou Qing could see it.
The second part obviously leaves a lot of foreshadowing.
"The third part should be the Conferred God War, right?"
Zhou Qing smiled and expressed his guess.
At the end of "Nezha 2", Nezha officially fought against Wuliang Xianweng and defeated him in one fell swoop.
You have to know that according to the setting of "Nezha", what is the status of Wuliang Xianweng in the Chan teaching?
During his retreat, Yuanshi Tianzun was in charge of Yuxu Palace, and his status was even higher than that of the Twelve Golden Immortals.
Even if placed in the entire context of Fengshen, he is still a big boss standing at the top of the pyramid.
The simplest and crudest logic is that Wuliang Xianweng was beaten to a pulp by Nezha in the East China Sea, and his ultimate secret was revealed by Nezha. How could he continue to keep Nezha?
Will the next film portray Nezha as a villain, and then send the Twelve Golden Immortals to attack Nezha openly?
Nezha has already joined forces with Donghai and Shen Gongbao, who share the same hatred for the enemy. I am afraid they will have to unite with various demon tribes to resist further.
How could the standards of this war be low?
The Conferred Gods War was a natural outcome.
"The first two parts have laid the groundwork for so long, it's time for the Conferred God War to begin."
Jiaozi did not deny it, but admitted it directly.
Zhou Qing's interest was completely piqued.
The myths and legends related to the Conferred Gods are an important part of traditional Chinese mythology and are well known to everyone. There is no telling how many related film and television works there are.
If it's really well made, it can be a box office hit.
Of course, if the filming is not good, it will really attract criticism.
Wu Ershan’s "Fengshen" in the original time and space is the best example.
The first film in the series actually didn’t have very good data at the beginning, but because it was filmed well, the box office made a comeback.
The heat has been completely turned up.
The early data of the second part are very good, and the audience is full of expectations.
Who would have thought that the quality would seriously decline.
The more highly praised the first part was, the more badly criticized the second part was.
But as for the dumplings, I can still look forward to it.
After a brief chat about creative issues, the two sides began to discuss cooperation.
Like "Nezha 2", "Nezha 3" is still jointly developed by Jiaozi and Zhou Qing.
However, the investment ratio must be changed.
"Nezha 2" made so much money, Zhou Qing will definitely give up some of the share of "Nezha 3".
In this regard, Zhou Qing has never been stingy.
So this time when we cooperated again with Jiaozi, both parties had a very pleasant conversation.
"Director Jiaozi showed up at Zhouqing Pictures two hours before leaving, revealing that the Nezha 3 project is officially expected."
"Nezha 3 is coming! Director Jiaozi secretly met with Director Zhou Qing, apparently to discuss Nezha 3."
The omnipotent media took photos of Jiaozi appearing at Zhou Qing Pictures at the first opportunity.
Various reports popped up immediately.
It has to be said that these media outlets are really good at making up stories. They actually guessed that the two were going to continue developing "Nezha 3" just based on Jiaozi's visit to Zhou Qing Pictures.
What's even more terrible?
Some media turned around and interviewed Jiaozi.
As a result, Jiaozi admitted it on the spot.
Wow, this is great, everyone in the entire entertainment industry has been stimulated.
"Nezha 2", the most cheating movie in history, is about to start developing a sequel?
Fortunately, the production cycle of "Nezha" has always been very long, and the first two films took about four to five years.
The third film won't be released anytime soon.
Perhaps this is the only thing we can be thankful for.
"The filming of "Life Events 2" was completed, and the main actors took a group photo. Zhu Yawen's buzz cut attracted everyone's attention."
"After 67 days of filming, Life Events 2 has been completed. Zhu Yawen's film completely surpasses the first one."
In early May, after filming the last shot of "Life Events 5", Zhu Yawen returned to Zhou Qing Pictures.
"I regret it so much, Qingzi. I really regret it so much!"
This guy came to Zhou Qing's office and sat for a while, then started complaining like a ghost howling.
"I wish I hadn't given the role of Liu Peiqiang to that guy Wu Jing."
"These are two movies that cost 400 million or 500 million!"
Zhu Yawen slapped his thigh repeatedly.
In fact, when the first part of "The Wandering Earth" was released, Zhu Yawen was beating his chest and stamping his feet.
But at that time, Liu Peiqiang was just a supporting role, and Zhu Yawen could still accept it in his heart.
But now?
Liu Peiqiang is the protagonist of "The Wandering Earth 2". Although the box office is not as good as the first one, it has also exceeded 40 billion yuan.
Zhu Yawen regretted it so much that his intestines almost turned green.
"What do you mean by giving way to Wu Jing? You were only the second candidate at the time, and Wu Jing was the first candidate."
Zhou Qing couldn't help but roll his eyes at Zhu Yawen.
Although he had considered letting Zhu Yawen play Liu Peiqiang at the beginning, he only regarded Zhu Yawen as a candidate.
Wu Jing couldn't play the role, so Zhu Yawen was asked to play it.
In the end, Wu Jing played the role.
Then Zhu Yawen naturally didn't get his turn.
"Wu Jing is such a jerk. If he likes being a director so much, why doesn't he just be a director? Why is he trying to steal our roles?"
Zhu Yawen complained to Wu Jing again.
"Go tell Wu Jing about this and see if he agrees."
Zhou Qing just smiled.
After chatting with Zhu Yawen for a few more words, he waved his hand and sent him away.
"Director Chen."
After some brief thought, Zhou Qing called Director Chen over.
It is now May, the second postponement of "Nezha 5" has ended, and Zhou Qing has almost had enough rest.
It's time to start a new film.
It is worth mentioning that the box office data of the second postponement of "Nezha 2" was also counted a few days ago.
A total of 125 billion yuan was achieved.
That is to say, the box office still increased by 5 million during the second postponement, which is simply terrifying.
However, the daily box office of "Nezha 2" has shrunk to several million a day, so there is no need to postpone it further.
After Zhou Qing communicated with Jiaozi, "Nezha 2" was withdrawn from the schedule.
There were no three extensions as in the original time and space.
The total box office of "Nezha 2" was fixed at 125 billion.
Although it was not as much as the 150 billion in the original time and space, it also amazed the entire film industry and dazzled everyone's eyes.
The box office of 125 billion is definitely a groundbreaking record.
It will be written forever in the history of film.
However, no matter how amazing it was, it is the past and Zhou Qing will not indulge in the glory of the past.
He will only continue to create new glories.
It’s time to put “The Instant Universe” on the agenda.
You have to know that it is already May, and Zhou Qing plans to submit "Blink" to the Oscars next year.
If we delay any longer, it might be too late.
So after some thought, Zhou Qing decided to start "Instant Universe" now.
Just like the previous film "Barbie", Zhou Qing also planned to make "Blink of an Entire Universe" into a co-production.
In fact, with Zhou Qing’s current rank and worth, the issue of profit is no longer a matter of consideration when it comes to co-productions.
Even if co-production can make you earn a little more, how much more can you earn?
You have to know that the extra box office revenue of co-production films is nothing more than the share of the domestic box office.
But the American-Chinese co-productions shot by Zhou Qing are sold all over the world.
What's more, if Zhou Qing really hopes to make money, wouldn't his identities as a shareholder of big Internet companies help him make more money?
When Zhou Qing makes co-productions now, he does so more out of a sense of responsibility as an industry leader.
He wants to contribute as much as possible to the industry while ensuring his own interests.
In this case, co-production is a natural choice. (End of this chapter)