Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

Chapter 139 "Hearing Girl" was shortlisted for Venice Film Festival, Han Sanping's urging

“I took on another play.”

After returning to school, Zhu Yawen told Zhou Qing a good news.

"Sure, Lao Zhu, you've never been short of acting offers."

Zhou Qing silently gave Zhu Yawen a thumbs up, expressing his heartfelt admiration.

How long has it been since the other party finished filming "Walking Through the Winter"?
I got another acting offer so soon.

"What play? When will it be filmed?"

Zhou Qing asked curiously.

"Still Brothers, filming starts on August 8."

Zhu Yawen told Zhou Qing the relevant situation truthfully.

Non-blood brothers?

It turns out to be this!
Zhou Qing suddenly realized that he actually had an impression of this TV series, and its ratings were very good.

Some satellite TV stations, such as Beijing Guards, Heilongjiang and Shenyang, have achieved the championship in ratings.

It's really great that Zhu Yawen can get such a role when he is only a junior in college.

Looking at the entire Class of 02, apart from himself and Liu Yifei, the one who has developed the best is Zhu Yawen.

"Not bad, Lao Zhu, you are the lead actor, right?"

Zhou Qing confirmed with Zhu Yawen again that he had the impression that Zhu Yawen was indeed the leading actor in the play.

"The name of this play is 'Non-Blood Brothers', and I play one of the brothers. What do you think?"

Zhu Yawen smiled at Zhou Qing a little proudly.

"Sure thing, Old Zhu. You've got another leading role. I wish your new drama will have high ratings!"

Zhou Qing sent Zhu Yawen a wave of blessings.

“How is the post-production of “Hearing Girl” going?”

After chatting with Zhu Yawen for a while, Zhou Qing did not forget his business and went to see his homeroom teacher after class.

The two sides had a brief chat and the other party asked about "The Hearing Girl".

"It's already been done. The copies have been sent to Venice."

Zhou Qing also told Wang Jinsong some of the situation.

Upon hearing that Zhou Qing was indeed making another attempt to enter the Venice Film Festival, Wang Jinsong couldn't help but reveal a hint of anticipation on his face.

"Can you bring back a gold this time?"

Wang Jinsong looked at Zhou Qing expectantly and asked.

Last time, Zhou Qing only won a silver lion, which was a bit regretful.

It would be great if we could win the Golden Lion in one fell swoop.

This is an immense honor for Zhou Qing himself and for the entire Beijing Film Academy.

"Teacher Wang, I can only say that I did my best in this matter."

Zhou Qing just smiled.

"Don't be modest. The teacher still trusts your ability."

Wang Jinsong was definitely not trying to fool Zhou Qing with this, but he really meant it.

After all, Zhou Qing’s current record is indeed very impressive, and he has never failed in three movies.

So Wang Jinsong is really confident about Zhou Qing’s fourth film.

"By the way, you are here to fill out the application form, right? Everything is ready."

After some casual chatting, Wang Jinsong took out the relevant forms and information needed to be filled out for admission to graduate school.

Zhou Qing quickly filled out the form on Wang Jinsong's desk.

Both Zhou Qing and Wang Jinsong knew that this was just a process.

There is no way Zhou Qing’s application will be rejected.

To some extent, Zhou Qing was actually selected by the school to be admitted to graduate school.

But no one said much. After all, from all aspects, Zhou Qing was indeed qualified.

"Now that I'm done with "Hearing Girl", I should think about the next big movie and pay more attention. Young people can't be too lazy."

Han Sanping called and kept urging Zhou Qing to start making the big movie.

When it comes to blockbuster movies, Han Sanping is as passionate as ever.

"Boss Han, how come you're done? The Hearing Girl hasn't even been released yet."

Zhou Qing couldn't help but smile bitterly. Wasn't Han Sanping too anxious?

"Isn't it scheduled for January next year? Isn't that too early? It's not even July yet!"

Han Sanping reminded Zhou Qing solemnly.

Generally speaking, movie promotion is only busy one month before the release, and it is okay at other times.

This is especially true for director Zhou Qing, who only needs to work harder on intensive promotion one month in advance.

Before that, it was all handed over to the publicity and promotion team of China Film.

At most, I cooperated in shooting some materials or something, and it was just drizzle.

So Han Sanping is not exaggerating.

From June to December, there was really nothing for The Hearing Girl to do.

This period of time is nearly 6 months. Didn't Han Sanping have his eyes on Zhou Qing?
"Boss Han, I was thinking of taking a break for a while."

Zhou Qing couldn't help but complain to Han Sanping.

"I didn't say you can't rest, but you can't rest all the time, right? You're still young, so you need to be motivated, right?"

"Look at Yimou..."

Han Sanping started to use Master Zhang to motivate Zhou Qing again.

Zhou Qing was completely speechless and could only sigh in his heart that Master Zhang was truly a model worker.

The movies come one after another without stopping.

Even during the preparations for the Olympic Games, a movie called "Curse of the Golden Flower" was filmed.

However, Zhou Qing did not intend to fight to the death like Master Zhang.

It was only June, and he had no plans to return to work so soon.

At least relax for a while.

"It's over, it's over. I think I might die in Japan and I won't be able to go back."

I talked to Liu Yifei on the phone in the evening, and she sounded very tired.

The last time they spoke their hearts out at the airport, the window paper between Zhou Qing and Liu Yifei was finally broken.

The mentality and feeling will be different when chatting again.

"Sony has developed an intensive training plan for me, including vocal training and dance training. It makes me dizzy just looking at it."

Liu Yifei couldn't help but complain to Zhou Qing.

After all, the girl is not a professional singer. She is a latecomer and has to practice vocal skills from scratch.

As for dancing, she might be a little better, after all, Liu Yifei has been practicing dancing since she was a child.

But it’s definitely different from the dance performed by pop singers.

In fact, Zhou Qing really thinks that it is not very useful for Liu Yifei to go out and sing. It cannot be said that it has no added value to her career, but it is really limited.

But this matter was Liu Xiaoli's decision, so Zhou Qing naturally couldn't say anything.

Even though I have a special relationship with Liu Yifei now, some things are indeed inappropriate to say.

He could only cheer the girl up and comfort her.

On June 6, "Initial D" directed by Liu Wei Qiang and starring Jay Chou was released. It earned 23 million on the first day, which was jaw-dropping.

Isn’t the box office too high?
It is true that Liu Wei Qiang is a famous director, but Jay Chou is just a pure newcomer!

Well, even though Edison Chen and Anthony Wong were there to act as supporting actors, the box office figures were still quite exaggerated.

Many actors in the industry feel unhappy. They have been acting in movies all their lives, but in the end they are not as good as a singer?

I can only say that the power of fans is terrifying.

"Do you think it's too late for me to be a singer again?"

Huang Bo was a little envious and jealous.

"'Become' a singer again? Wake up, Old Huang, you have never been a singer."

Zhou Qing ruthlessly exposed Huang Bo.

Although I used to play in a band and even sang in a bar, I'm still far from being a singer.

In the following few days, the box office of "Initial D" continued to excite everyone.

542 million, 561 million, 580 million...

After one week, the first week box office of "Initial D" reached 3600 million.

It exceeded the 3300 million of "A World Without Thieves".

The industry was in an uproar.

Damn, the total box office of "Initial D" is unlikely to surpass "A World Without Thieves" and exceed 100 million directly, right?
"It's basically impossible to exceed 100 million."

Zhou Qing said to Huang Bo very confidently.

For movies like this that rely on fan support, they often have a strong momentum at the beginning.

But when the fans have shown all their support, they will be "back to square one".

There is a serious lack of stamina.

The first week box office only had a slight advantage over "A World Without Thieves", so there was no hope at all.

This turned out to be true. In just the second week, the daily box office of "Initial D" began to decline sharply.

It dropped directly from nearly 600 million to 300 million, almost halving.

By the time the film was released on July 7, the total box office was 23 million, only half of "A World Without Thieves".

But even so, the box office of "Initial D" has already stimulated many people.

After all, to be honest, a box office of more than 60 million is very high.

On July 7, the Olympic Organizing Committee announced that the public solicitation for the Olympic plan has officially ended and the solicitation channel will be closed.

The Olympic Committee immediately invited a notary from the notary office to supervise the entire process of unpacking and verifying the application proposals.

It was finally announced that 210 valid works were collected.

The organizing committee will further organize experts from various fields to review these works and eventually determine which of them will enter the first round of bidding.

As soon as the news came out, people in the industry paid close attention and speculated which directors' works would be eligible for bidding.

Among them, Master Zhang and Poet Chen are both very popular.

Needless to say, the great poet Chen is the first and only winner of the Palme d'Or in China.

Although Master Zhang received a lot of bad reviews at the Athens Olympics, his divinity is still there.

As for the other great director Zhou Qing?
Well, Zhou Qing didn’t participate at all.

"What a shame! With your achievements, you are qualified no matter what."

Tian Zhuangzhuang sighed and felt very sorry about this.

This is the chief director of the Olympics. Which director wouldn’t dream of this?

It is no exaggeration to say that this is a great opportunity that only comes once in a lifetime.

If he could really get the job of chief director, it would not be as simple as building a golden statue, he could even be deified.

The only few big directors in the mainland, Zhang, Chen and Feng all participated, except Zhou Qing.

Although Tian Zhuangzhuang also understood that Zhou Qing was too young, even if he participated, he would only be a runner-up and there would be no result.

Therefore, Tian Zhuangzhuang fully understood Zhou Qing's decision to give up his qualifications.

It's understandable, but it would be a lie to say that I don't feel aggrieved.

After all, judging from the battle record, Zhou Qing is the most capable candidate besides Master Zhang.

In the end, he lost to age, and Tian Zhuangzhuang was really unconvinced.

"There's nothing to be sorry about. This job is not that easy to do."

Zhou Qing, however, was very open-minded, after all, he knew the result in advance.

Even if I could really participate, it would be difficult to produce a work better than Master Zhang.

Top directors like poet Chen, Feng Xiaogang and Li An are destined to be runners-up to Master Zhang.

Just like myself.

Thinking this way, I feel a lot more balanced.

"You."

Tian Zhuangzhuang became more and more convinced.

My students have such a good mentality!

Liu Yifei, who had trained in Japan for about two months, returned to Beijing, and Zhou Qing got together with her.

"Dance training is actually okay. What's really difficult for me is vocal training. I've never been exposed to it before."

“And I have to learn Japanese.”

In a restaurant that looked nice and quiet, Liu Yifei shared with Zhou Qing her experiences in Japan recently.

Zhou Qing did recall that Liu Yifei's previous albums seemed to be all Japanese albums.

"Isn't that hard work?"

"It's okay, I'm used to it. The company has made a one-year training plan for me, and then I will be able to release an album."

When it comes to future plans, Liu Yifei is still full of energy.

"How long will you stay in the capital this time?"

The two chatted for a while, and Zhou Qing asked about this matter.

"I should be in the capital this month, at least until I complete my coming-of-age ceremony."

Liu Yifei answered Zhou Qing truthfully and looked at him meaningfully, "I don't need to remind some people, they will die if they don't go anyway."

"Someone asked me to tell you that he is very afraid of death."

Zhou Qing said to Liu Yifei with a smile.

Given his current relationship with Liu Yifei, how could he be absent from Liu Yifei's birthday?

"Director Zhou, the list of finalists for the main competition unit in Venice has been announced. Congratulations, Director Zhou. 'Hearing Girl' has been shortlisted."

There was finally news from the Venice Film Festival, and assistant Xiao Liu reported it to Zhou Qing immediately.

Zhou Qing was excited when he heard this, and he immediately went to the official website of the Venice Film Festival to check.

"Second Night of the Wedding", "The Fatalist", "Southern Paradise Lost"... "Hearing Girl"!
He did see the name of "The Hearing Girl" on the long list of nominees.

Zhou Qing was not surprised by this result.

Given the impressive performance of "The Hearing Girl" and its own top-notch level, it would be strange if "The Hearing Girl" was not shortlisted.

In addition to his own "Hearing Girl", Zhou Qing also paid attention to two other movies.

One of them is Guan Jinpeng's "The Song of Everlasting Regret", which is the only Chinese-language film after "The Hearing Girl".

Another one is Brokeback Mountain by Li An.

This is a strong enemy.

I have the impression that "Brokeback Mountain" not only won the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival, but also won a lot of awards at the Oscars.

Although it didn't win the Oscar for Best Picture, it won the prestigious award for Best Director.

It would be a lie if "The Hearing Girl" said that it didn't have its eyes on the Golden Lion. It didn't expect to encounter an opponent of the level of "Brokeback Mountain".

I just don’t know if “The Hearing Girl” can outperform “Brokeback Mountain”?

Zhou Qing was unsure about this, but he was looking forward to the results.

(End of this chapter)