Chapter 543 Director Zhou’s new film caused a sensation in Hollywood. Does Leo also want to play the

Chapter 543 Director Zhou’s new film caused a sensation in Hollywood. Does Leo also want to play the

"Director Zhou, are you going to make your new film into a co-production? No problem!"

"Don't worry about the process, I'll keep an eye on it myself!"

Jiao Hongfen was the first one to receive the news from Zhou Qing, and he was extremely excited.

A co-production, another co-production!
This co-production film directed by Zhou Qing is a magical tool for achieving success.

You have to know that Zhou Qing’s last co-production film, “Barbie”, really made Jiao Hongfen very excited.

Although "Barbie" did not win major awards at the Oscars like "Life of Pi" or "The Revenant".

But in Jiao Hongfen's opinion, the success of this movie is no less than that of those two movies.

The film's box office was truly a hit all over the world.

It was also the annual box office champion in North America that year.

This also made history!
No film directed by a Chinese director has ever achieved such a brilliant box office.

This is the first time for director Zhou Qing.

Jiao Hongfen even believed that this might be the only time.

As far as the current film market environment is concerned, Jiao Hongfen believes that no other Chinese director will be able to direct such a box office-winning movie.

Unless Director Zhou personally takes action.

Under such circumstances, how could Jiao Hongfen be negligent in the slightest towards the co-production film directed by Zhou Qing?

Just as he said, he personally oversaw various processes and gave full cooperation.

In fact, Jiao Hongfen doesn't even need to keep an eye on it personally. Now Zhou Qing's related film projects have the highest priority in China Film.

God have mercy on me, how much benefit has China Film Group gained from following Zhou Qing over the years?
Drink soup until you are full.

Of course, the process of co-production is more complicated and requires joint efforts from both sides.

But this was not a problem. Zhou Qing immediately instructed Director Yang of Crown Pictures.

Both sides are going through the process at the fastest speed.

"The new film of world-renowned director Zhou Qing has been released, and "A Moment in the Universe" once again focuses on science fiction themes."

"After Barbie, director Zhou Qing is directing a co-production again. Can he reproduce the glory of Barbie?"

"The project of 'A Moment in the Universe' was successfully approved, and director Zhou Qing's new film has attracted great attention in the industry."

With Zhou Qing's current rank, there are countless eyes watching him in both Chinese entertainment and Hollywood.

"The Universe in a Moment" was reported by the media at the first opportunity, attracting great attention from the entire circle.

This is not just true in the Chinese-speaking world, it's the same in Hollywood as well.

There is no need to say much about Huayu. Zhou Qing has been the number one director of Huayu since many years ago.

The film directed by Zhou Qing is the most important film project in the industry.

It is a top-level project that countless investors and celebrities want to get involved in.

As soon as "The Universe in a Moment" was exposed, everyone couldn't help but jump up and down.

He tried his best to get a piece of the pie in "The Instant Universe".

Even if it's just a small supporting role.

This also applies to those top celebrities.

You have to know that "Blink" is a co-production that is intended to impact the global film market.

In a movie of this level, a small supporting role is enough to attract top stars.

What about in Hollywood?

The response within the circle was equally enthusiastic.

The movie "Barbie" has proved that even if Director Zhou Qing comes to Hollywood, he is still the top boss standing at the top of the pyramid!

Haven’t you seen that Commander Gosling and Margot both became very popular in Hollywood because of "Barbie"?

Each of them reached the peak of their career.

Even those Hollywood bigwigs can't remain indifferent.

Just like those stars in Chinese entertainment, he also started jumping up and down.

It’s just a pity that Zhou Qing is in the country, not in Hollywood.

These stars could not be contacted directly, so they all contacted Crown Pictures.

Director Yang’s phone and Crown Pictures’ hotline were flooded with calls at once.

But Director Yang is there to help Director Zhou Qing manage the company, and there’s an ocean between him and Director Zhou Qing. How can he satisfy others?
How can you resist the enthusiasm of some celebrities?
"Director Zhou Qing is a director I admire and like. I have seen all of his movies, especially Barbie, which I think is one of the best movies in the past decade!"

The famous celebrity Anne Hathaway immediately posted a message on social media, openly expressing her admiration for Zhou Qing.

Although there was no mention of "The Instant Universe", unless you are a fool, who doesn't know what the other party means?
“Director Zhou Qing is one of the most gifted directors I’ve ever worked with. The filming of Barbie left a deep impression on me. I believe that The Universe Will Be As Good As Barbie!”

Harley Quinn, the heroine of "Barbie", also posted a message immediately.

With these two taking the lead, many other celebrities began to post or repost.

Everyone in the circle was stunned.

Is this the influence Director Zhou has in Hollywood today?

It is indeed so terrifying.

Even the biggest stars in Hollywood have to lower their profile like this?
That’s awesome. That’s awesome.

Those fellow directors are so envious and jealous.

What is the gap?
This is called the gap.

If they were to make a movie, let alone the top big names, even third- or fourth-tier celebrities might not be able to get them, right?

"Director Zhou."

The charming Ye Ning also approached Zhou Qing with great enthusiasm.

However, Ye Ning did not come alone, she was accompanied by a senior executive of Legendary Pictures.

"Breaking News" is a co-production, which is a great opportunity for Legendary Pictures.

Don't miss it.

"Director Zhou, we are old partners. Legendary and Crown Pictures have developed many film projects together, and we have always cooperated very well."

"If Director Zhou is willing to take us to Chuanqi to have a taste of the soup this time, I can guarantee that Chuanqi will not let Director Zhou down."

After a brief greeting, the person in charge of Legend earnestly expressed his willingness to cooperate with Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing thought about it for a moment and then agreed.

Although Legend is not one of the Big Six in Hollywood, it still plays an important role in Hollywood.

More importantly, Legendary and Crown Entertainment are both Chinese-controlled film and television companies.

Since it is a co-production, it is naturally not impossible to form a team with such a company.

After the two sides chatted for a while, they happily reached a cooperation intention.

The legendary senior executives left happily.

"Director Zhou."

"Director Zhou."

After completing the relevant preliminary processes, Zhou Qing gathered several producers together and began to divide the cake.

As for the faces, they are basically the same familiar faces.

There is no need to say much about Zhou Qing, the representative of Zhou Qing Pictures, Director Yang, the representative of Crown Pictures, and Jiao Hongfen, the representative of China Film.

The other is the representative of legend.

"Excluding the actors' salaries, the current budget for 'The Blink of an Eye' is 3000 million US dollars."

"Zhou Qing Pictures and Crown Pictures each hold 30% of the shares."

After chatting and laughing for a while, Zhou Qing straightened his face and everyone started talking about business.

The cost of "The Blink of an Eye" is actually quite low. Although it is a science fiction film and involves the grand proposition of the multiverse, its scale is really small.

In the original time and space, the total cost of the film, including the actors' salaries, was only 2500 million US dollars.

But to be honest, I was a little tight on money and had to be very stingy when shooting.

Now that we have changed several big producers, and they are all well-funded, there is naturally no need to be so frugal, just make enough budget.

But even so, after deducting the actors' pay, the total amount is only 3000 million US dollars.

Even if the actors' pay is included, it's not that high.

As for the shares, Zhou Qing Pictures + Crown Pictures, these two Zhou Qing companies directly retain 60% of the shares.

Leave 20% each for China Film and Legend.

I have really done my best.

Both China Film Group and Legendary Film Group are very satisfied with this.

The relevant agreement was signed very happily.

"Director Zhou, I heard you came to Hollywood?"

Little Leo got the news from somewhere and called Zhou Qing immediately.

"Leon, did you place a spy among me?"

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "You already know it when I just got here."

"Do you know that Crown Pictures has been surrounded by countless reporters since your new film was exposed?"

“From the first moment you arrived at Crown Pictures, everyone knew you were here.”

"It's just that they probably don't have your phone number, haha."

Little Leo smiled and explained the truth to Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing was not surprised by this. He was now a very important figure in Hollywood.

"Director Zhou, it's a rare opportunity for you to come here, let me...what do you Chinese say?"

"Oh, how about letting me play the role of a good host? I'll call a few friends and throw a party to welcome you."

After chatting for a while, Little Leo made a proposal to Zhou Qing enthusiastically.

"Leon, you know before I came to Hollywood, Crystal repeatedly told me not to learn bad things from you."

Zhou Qing used this method to reject Little Leo with a smile.

Americans prefer parties, but Zhou Qing is not really used to it.

Especially when he reaches his status, one can imagine what he will encounter when he goes to parties.

So Zhou Qing didn't plan to go.

"Don't worry, Director Zhou, I know you're married, so this is just a proper party! I promise!"

Little Leo swore solemnly in front of Zhou Qing.

"Forget it. I have a flight tomorrow and I have a lot of things to do today."

"You know, I came to Hollywood for business, not for vacation."

Zhou Qing also rejected Leo.

After hearing this, Little Leo did not insist.

After the two sides chatted for a while, Little Leo couldn't help but ask Zhou Qing about "The Instant Universe".

At Crown Pictures, Zhou Qing, who was sitting in the office, couldn't help but smile.

Sure enough, he knew that Leo's call was definitely not that simple.

Finally, the fox's tail was revealed.

But it’s a pity that there is no role suitable for Leo in “The Blink of an Eye”.

"Leon, I'm sorry to tell you that 'Twinkle in the Sky' is a movie that mainly features Asian characters."

Zhou Qing told Xiao Lizi about the relevant situation.

"That's a shame. I was thinking we would be a perfect team again like in The Revenant. We are a good team, aren't we?"

It's really a pity for Leo.

Given his status in Hollywood, projects always come to him, and Leo just needs to slowly select the ones that satisfy him.

What if you are not satisfied?
Then don’t shoot.

Ever since he won the Oscar for Best Actor for "The Revenant" and fulfilled his dream of taking home the golden statue, Leo has become more indifferent.

There aren't many projects that can actively interest him.

I finally became interested in "The Blink of an Eye", but I didn't expect that it would not be my destiny.

But Leo didn't feel conflicted.

If you can’t act, then you can’t act. Anyway, there is no good movie you can’t act in.
If there is no chance this time, let’s wait for next time.

Both parties ended the call happily.

Zhou Qing did not fool Leo and boarded a plane back to Beijing the next day.

We started to work with China Film Group to advance the preparatory work for "The Universe in a Blink".

According to the policy on co-productions, co-productions must be shot in China.

In addition, "Blink" is almost entirely indoors, with very few outdoor scenes, and even the majority of the actors are Chinese.

After some thought, Zhou Qing decided to just shoot all the films in China.

In this way, you can also take care of your family at the same time, so why not do it.

You have to know that the little girl is only over one year old now, and Liu Yifei is the second female lead in "A Moment in the Universe".

Zhou Qing would not take his sister and her husband to Hollywood and leave the little one in Beijing.

So we reached an agreement on this matter very happily.

China Film Group welcomes it with open arms and feet.

It is something that China Film Group Corporation has been longing for to have a Sino-US co-production film shot in China.

Jiao Hongfen's enthusiasm is so strong that it cannot be stopped.

In cooperation with Zhou Qing Pictures, we started the preparatory work for "A Moment in the Universe".

Various tasks were finalized one after another in an orderly manner.

After Zhou Qing saw that all the relevant preparations were on track and under the control of other people, he planned to start the formal casting work.

There is no other way. If we don’t choose the role, Zhou Qing will almost collapse.

The truth is that the appeal of his new film as the first director of Chinese entertainment industry is too great for the actors.

Especially since "Blink of an Eye" is a Sino-US co-production.

Before, everyone in the circle had tried their best to get a supporting role in "Blink of an Eye".

But later, who would have thought that news came out that the male and female protagonists of "Blink of an Eye", including the second female lead and all other important characters, are all Chinese.

Good guy, what a good guy.

Who among the actors in the circle can still bear it?

Everyone is like crazy.

Just this morning, Zhang Ziyi came to Zhou Qing Pictures in person and was extremely enthusiastic.

It can be said that she tried her best to get the female lead in Zhou Qing's movie.

Even if I can't get the female lead, it would be good to get the second female lead.

Even Gong Li, the former top female star in Chinese entertainment, contacted us.

Zhou Qing was afraid that if he didn't choose a role, his life would become unbearable. (End of this chapter)