Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

Chapter 121: La La Land hits new box office record, even Hollywood blockbusters can’t beat Director Zhou
"Director Zhou Qing's masterpiece La La Land was released, grossing 410 million yuan on the first day, setting off the entire winter vacation."

"The Venice award-winning film La La Land set off a wave of movie-watching, earning 410 million yuan at the box office on the first day. Director Zhou has created another hit."

"The first-day box office of La La Land, created by Berlin and Venice award-winning director Zhou Qing and joined by Zhou Xun, is out, with a very impressive 410 million."

The first day box office figures of "La La Land" were quickly leaked, attracting attention from the circle again.

To be precise, there was another round of sighs, envy, jealousy and hatred.

It exploded, it exploded again.

Judging from the first day box office, "La La Land" is undoubtedly another blockbuster movie.

You have to know that the Hollywood blockbusters "The Lord of the Rings III" and "The Day After Tomorrow" released last year only had box office of about 400 million on the first day!
In other words, Director Zhou's "La La Land" is comparable to the two blockbusters "The Lord of the Rings III"!
Director Zhou is a really strong fighter.

A movie that won an award in Venice and got such a high box office, does it give others a chance to survive?
You have to know that many commercial film directors have been making movies for a lifetime and still cannot achieve such results.

This also includes the top commercial film directors, okay?
The name "Zhou Qing" can be said to have once again made its presence felt.

"410 million, you guy, La La Land is going to be a hit again."

Huang Bo's eyes when he looked at Zhou Qing were filled with excitement and admiration.

The title of mainland director is well deserved!
Such outstanding results were achieved in one go, it’s hard not to admit defeat.

"It's just so-so. We still need to keep working hard."

Zhou Qing raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and showed off a bit of bragging in front of Huang Bo.

"Look at your behavior."

Huang Bo looked at Zhou Qing with disdain.

"Haha."

Zhou Qing smiled coquettishly.

After chatting with Huang Bo for a while, he explained something to Director Chen.

Zhou Qing didn't delay any longer and set off on his journey back home.

"Dad, Mom, I'm back."

"Okay, just come back."

When they returned home, Mom and Dad were filled with indescribable smiles when they saw their son whom they hadn't seen for a long time.

He took Zhou Qing's hand and started asking about his well-being.

"Let me see, why do you feel a little thinner?"

"No way, mom. I eat and drink well all day long, and I'm still worried that I'm getting fat."

"Why do I feel like Qingzi has grown a little taller?"

"No way, how old is this?"

Zhou Qing was immersed in this family warmth.

"By the way, Qingzi, do you have another movie coming out? What's it called? What City of Love?"

After chatting for a while, my mother asked enthusiastically about Zhou Qing's new movie.

Although my parents don't usually pay attention to the entertainment industry, they started to pay attention to the developments in this area since they knew Zhou Qing became a director.

Plus, La La Land has invested so much in publicity, so my parents also know about it.

"Yes, La La Land is still playing in theaters now."

Zhou Qing nodded heavily.

"Yes, that's the name."

The father at the side slapped his thigh.

Even though this movie is a bit difficult to understand, since it was directed by my son, it must be good, right?

My dad also went to see the movie "Departures" directed by my son last time, and was deeply moved by it at the end.

"How's the box office? It should be better than the last movie, 'Departures'?"

My dad paid attention to this issue again.

How much money is made is secondary. The most important thing is that the father hopes that his son's work will be successful.

"Not bad, Dad. It's better than the box office of 'Departures'. 'Departures' made less than 300 million on the first day, while 'La La Land' made 410 million."

Zhou Qing explained to his father.

"Okay, that's fine."

Dad and Mom both nodded repeatedly and smiled from ear to ear.

They may not know what the first-day box office of 410 million means, but it is more than one million higher than "Departures".

This is a good thing. After all, it is much higher, which shows that the movie has made considerable progress.

"Old Zhou, on New Year's Day, shall we go watch our son's movie?"

My mother immediately suggested it.

"Of course I have to go. How can I not go to the movie my son is making?"

Dad nodded repeatedly without thinking.

The matter was so happily agreed upon.

Zhou Qing smiled and reminded the two elders that "La La Land" is more interesting to young people and may not be to their liking.

But the two elders don’t care at all. As long as their son takes the photos, they think everything looks good.

"You must be hungry. Mom will cook for you."

After chatting for a while, my mother happily went to prepare dinner.

Zhou Qing wanted to help in the kitchen, but was kicked out by his mother.

After being busy for more than an hour, my mother prepared a large table of dishes, most of which were Zhou Qing’s favorites.

"Come on Qingzi, let's have a drink."

Dad also took out a bottle of fine wine from his collection, and the father and son had a drink together.

The atmosphere was very good, needless to say.

The performance of "La La Land" is still quite encouraging. Due to its excellent reputation, the box office can be said to have continued to rise in the next few days.

On the second day, it earned 427 million yuan at the box office, and on the third day, it earned 445 million yuan.

Then it is 467 million, 481 million, 511 million and 535 million.

In just one week, the box office reached more than 3200 million!

According to the consistent rules of the film market, the total box office of a movie is often 2.5 to 3 times the box office of the first week.

So according to preliminary estimates, the box office of "La La Land" will be around 70 to 80 million.

Not bad, very good. Zhou Qing was very satisfied.

"Happy New Year, Lao Zhou, I wish you and your family a happy New Year!"

"Happy New Year, Happy New Year."

It is already the first day of the Lunar New Year, and families have begun to visit each other in the streets to pay New Year's greetings.

Zhou Qing was no exception. After saying hello to his parents, he started visiting each of his relatives to wish them a happy new year.

"Aoko is really amazing. She has become a director now."

"Yeah, look at your cousin, he's so successful now."

Several uncles, aunts, and cousins ​​all went there, and they were all very warm and polite to Zhou Qing.

Holding on to someone and asking about their well-being, he wouldn't let go.

I almost spent the whole morning on New Year's greetings.

But that’s not all, Zhou Qing’s identity is different now.

In addition to these people at home, some people in the circle also need to be taken care of.

For example, Han Sanping is a big boss of China Film Group and has worked with Zhou Qing so many times. It’s inevitable that Zhou Qing would give him a call, right?

Of course not.

When he had time, he called Han Sanping first.

"Boss Han, Happy New Year!"

"Haha, Happy New Year."

Han Sanping was also quite happy when he received Zhou Qing's call. The two of them exchanged a few pleasantries with a smile and had a pretty good chat.

"La La Land is doing so well at the box office. Congratulations, Director Zhou. This movie is a hit again."

The other party then mentioned "La La Land", which made me feel even happier.

Starting from "Departures", Han Sanping personally negotiated the contracts for Zhou Qing's two consecutive films, which is a real achievement.

As a result, this movie won both awards and box office success, it was so dazzling that it would be strange if Han Sanping was not happy.

"Isn't it all President Han's support?"

Zhou Qing smiled and acted modestly.

"It's mainly because you took such good pictures, Director Zhou. When you come back, we'll have to hold a good celebration party."

"sure."

Both parties ended the call happily. "Teacher Tian, ​​Happy New Year."

Next is Tianzhuangzhuang.

Although he has not yet been officially admitted to Tian Zhuangzhuang's graduate school, the relationship between the two is now no different from that of teacher and student.

Tian Zhuangzhuang is also quite concerned about Zhou Qing's affairs, and the two sides get along very well.

Zhou Qing naturally would not forget the other party.

Both parties had a very pleasant chat.

"Sissi?"

Just after hanging up, Zhou Qing saw Liu Yifei's missed call. He smiled slightly and called back Liu Yifei.

The call came through quickly.

"Happy New Year, Xixi. I wish you and your aunt a happy new year."

"Happy New Year, and I also wish you and your uncle and aunt a happy new year."

Liu Yifei's voice sounded very cheerful, and the two sides greeted each other very happily.

"Congratulations, La La Land is a big hit at the box office."

Liu Yifei also sent a congratulatory message to Zhou Qing.

"Let's be happy together. It's all thanks to everyone's support."

Zhou Qing smiled and acted modestly.

"Why didn't they end up together? What a pity."

Liu Yifei complained to Zhou Qing again.

Of course she also went to the cinema to support this movie, and she went with Liu Xiaoli.

But how should I put it, the first part was very joyful to watch, and it gave me a sense of warmth and beauty.

However, the ending was quite disappointing.

"It's a little regrettable, but who doesn't have such regrets in life?"

Zhou Qing sighed.

“I don’t want such regrets.”

"I don't think you will."

The two sides also chatted on the phone for a long time.

As for the others?
Well, there isn't anyone else for now.

On the contrary, many other people called Zhou Qing to wish him a happy new year.

"Qingzi, Happy New Year, I wish you and your family a happy new year."

Huang Bo had actually called before, but the call didn’t go through, so he called again now.

Then came the stars like Qin Hao, Shuang Bing, Zhou Xun and so on, one after another.

People were calling to wish him a happy new year, so Zhou Qing had to answer the call, and he spent the whole day answering the phone.

"Qingzi, how many people are wishing you a happy new year?"

My parents were both stunned.

Qing Zicai is just a college student, but he ended up with a scene comparable to those of the leaders.

The phone calls started yesterday, New Year's Eve, and have never stopped until today!

It's really exaggerated.

"Dad, I'm a big director now, this is nothing."

Zhou Qing acted very cool in front of his father.

"Are you feeling better now?"

My mother asked from the side, she was waiting for the whole family to go to see her son's movie together.

"Alright, alright, let's go!"

Zhou Qing put away his cell phone, started to pack his things, and hurried out with his parents.

Although he has seen "La La Land", more than once.

I watched it many times when I was doing post-production, and again at the premiere.

But this time, being with my parents, it’s definitely different.

“Three copies of La La Land.”

Zhou Qing bought three movie tickets very happily.

"Wait a minute, you are Director Zhou Qing?"

After getting the tickets, we were about to go to the waiting area to wait when a voice suddenly came from the side.

But then a girl looked at Zhou Qing with great joy and cried out.

It's exactly like the look of a fan girl seeing her idol.

"Hello."

Zhou Qing didn't expect that he would meet a fan, so he greeted them with a smile.

The girl was so excited that she was like nothing.

"Director Zhou, I'm your fan. I especially like your movies. I've watched La La Land three times, and I'm planning to watch it a fourth time."

"Can you sign it for me?"

The girl excitedly expressed her admiration for Zhou Qing and eagerly asked for his autograph.

This is of course no problem, but the embarrassing thing is that Zhou Qing didn't bring a pen.

Fortunately, the girl was not short of money and had a better mobile phone with a camera, so she finally took a photo with Zhou Qing.

The girl was so happy.

"Qingzi, have you become a star?"

When my parents saw this scene, they were even happier.

They really didn't expect that their son had become so famous.

Not only did everyone in the village know that he had made great progress, but he could even be recognized when he went out to watch a movie.

It was like a dream.

"I do have some fame now, and the box office of the previous few movies I made was pretty good."

Zhou Qing just smiled.

After chatting with the two elders in the waiting area for a while, the time was up, and the whole family walked into the theater together.

Although my parents were not interested in this love story, they still watched it with great interest from beginning to end.

Who said this was taken by his own son?
On January 1, "La La Land's" biggest enemy, "Kung Fu" was released.

This caused the box office of "La La Land" to experience a certain degree of "rebound".

The box office on that day reached 567 million!
You have to know that "La La Land" had been released for more than a week at this time.

It is not easy to still achieve growth.

Whether it's Zhou Qing, Han Sanping, or Zhou Xun.

All parties who are paying attention to "La La Land" are becoming more and more optimistic about the future development of the film.

"Old Zhou."

"Aoko is such an amazing kid."

This winter vacation is just as plain and boring as last year.

Aunts and uncles and neighbors came to visit Zhou Qing's house one after another, and Zhou Qing naturally responded to them with a smile.

I just secretly complained that this winter vacation was really a bit restless.

However, this did not affect Zhou Qing's mood at all, because the box office of "La La Land" was indeed very good.

By the time the film was released on February 2, the total box office had reached 15 million!
"Nearly 90 million, not bad."

Zhou Qing couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction.

If other directors heard this, they would definitely slap Zhou Qing in the face.

Listen, is this human talk?

Is this good?

This is an explosion!
Looking at the entire Chinese entertainment industry, one by one, have those directors ever achieved such a high box office?
Apart from the three movies that grossed over 100 million yuan, made by Zhang Guoshi, Feng Xiaogang and Zhou Xingchi, there is no other!
It's not even just domestic directors, just look at last year's annual box office statistics.

Apart from the three movies that grossed over 100 million yuan, the one with the highest box office was the Hollywood blockbuster "The Lord of the Rings III".

But the box office of this movie was only 8630 million!
Next is "The Day After Tomorrow", with a box office of 8600 million.

It means that even Director Zhou has never worked in a Hollywood blockbuster.

If you look at it from this angle, Director Zhou is really fucking terrifying.

(End of this chapter)