Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

"Zhou Qing, I'm leaving."

Liu Yifei is leaving Beijing again and returning to Sony to prepare for her next album.

At the airport boarding gate, the girl's face was full of reluctance, and she hugged Zhou Qing tightly and was unwilling to let go.

Liu Xiaoli, the mother, just stood aside, acting as if she didn't see anything.

"Auntie, the two of them..."

Shu Chang on the side opened his eyes wide, looking incredulous.

She had noticed something was wrong with the two of them a long time ago. It seemed that her best friend had a different attitude towards Zhou Qing, the famous mainland director.

And what about this famous director from the mainland?

It seems that he also treats Liu Yifei a little differently.

The two of them even had scandals.

Shu Chang once fantasized that it would be a good thing if these two were together.

After all, in Shu Chang's opinion, Zhou Qing is completely worthy of Liu Yifei.

But seeing this scene with his own eyes, Shu Chang was still stimulated.

Do you want to know what the identities of these two people are?
A top mainland director and a super-popular female star!
My goodness, if this matter were to be exposed, Shu Chang couldn’t imagine what kind of explosion it would cause in the circle.

What’s even more terrible is that these two were hugging and kissing each other in front of Liu Xiaoli. Has it come to this?
"Don't look at me. If you have any questions, go ask Sissi yourself."

Liu Xiaoli smiled at Shu Chang with a gentle face.

This person is like a godson to her.

"Then I have to ask her carefully. She actually kept it a secret from me!"

Shu Chang said angrily.

"Okay, Sissi, it's time to go, or we'll miss our plane."

Liu Xiaoli watched the two of them being so affectionate and couldn't help but urge them on.

The two people who were hugging each other finally separated.

"Remember to call me every day, not a day less!"

Even so, Liu Yifei still gave Zhou Qing earnest instructions, and she was reluctant to leave.

"If you ask me, Sony should just terminate the contract early."

Zhou Qing couldn't help but complain.

Anyway, according to Liu Xiaoli's plan, she would release two albums for Liu Yifei, so what's the difference between that and releasing only one?

Especially this second album, which is a Japanese album, mainly targets the Japanese market.

However, Liu Yifei had no plans to develop in Japan.

"I think it's okay. How about you go and persuade my mother?"

Liu Yifei glanced at Liu Xiaoli on the side with a smile.

No kidding, if Liu Xiaoli agreed, she would definitely have no objection at all.

"What childish talk are you talking about?"

Liu Xiaoli was a little speechless and urged again, "If you don't leave now, you will miss the plane."

Only then did Liu Yifei look back every few steps and waved to Zhou Qing and Shu Chang.

"Zhou Qing, sing, I'm leaving now!"

As the two men watched, the figures of Liu Yifei and her daughter gradually disappeared.

"I really didn't realize, Zhou Qing, that you two are really together? When did it happen?"

"Was it during Sissi's coming-of-age ceremony when she turned 18? Or before that?"

Shu Chang suddenly turned into a gossip maniac and gossiped about Zhou Qing non-stop.

"Shu Chang, don't you think you know too much?"

Zhou Qing deliberately gave a somewhat evil smile.

"No way?"

Shu Chang looked horrified.

On April 4, the filming of "Red Cliff", a top-level movie project that attracted great attention in the industry, started, and instantly became the most popular star in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Even "The Warlords", which was completed not long ago, is not as good as "Red Cliff".

Why?

The cast of "Red Cliff" is really too luxurious.

Not to mention anything else, just in terms of investment, nothing can compare to "The Warlords".

The cost of 3 million yuan for "The Warlords" shocked many people, but what about "Red Cliff"? It is said to have cost 8500 million US dollars.

If converted into RMB, that’s 7 million!

The 3 million yuan of "The Warlords" is nothing compared to "Red Cliff"!

Many people were greatly stimulated.

With such a high cost, how much box office revenue is needed to make a profit?
21 million!
Do the producers have so much confidence that a movie about the Three Kingdoms of China can reap such a high box office in the global market?

I'm afraid that apart from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and Korea, no other region would be interested in such a story?

Even though the director of this movie is the famous Hollywood director Rainey Wu, who once achieved great success in Hollywood.

Compared to this, the lineup of Liang Chaowei + Jin Chengwu + Zhang Fengyi + Zhang Zhen + Zhao Yanzi is not worth mentioning.

"As a director in Hollywood, is the market so good?"

Zhu Yawen was dumbfounded.

It was really hard for him to imagine that in the current film environment, someone would dare to invest so much money in Wu Yusen.

The total box office of the film history champion "Painted Skin" was only 3 million. Your cost is twice as much?
Crazy.

The only adjective Zhu Yawen could think of was "crazy".

"It's not surprising that Rainie Wu had a great career in Hollywood anyway."

Zhou Qing remained relatively calm about this.

Although Rainey Wu bankrupted MGM with the movie Windtalkers, he had indeed directed some global hits before.

With such achievements, it is understandable that some people still recognize his name.

You should know that the bulk of the US$8500 million investment in "Red Cliff" came from Hollywood and Japan.

There are as many as sixteen producers.

China Film Group also invested 1 million yuan in it, but its share was only 1/6.

"Qingzi, why don't you try Hollywood?"

Huang Bo shouted to Zhou Qing with an eager look on his face.

He believed that with Qingzi's level, she would definitely do well even if she went to Hollywood, right?
Hollywood?

Zhou Qing didn't say anything, but a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

It's not impossible to conquer it. After all, who among these directors doesn't want to go to Hollywood to make their presence felt?
Zhou Qing was naturally no exception, but even if he wanted to go, it was not now.

"Director Zhou, President Han, President Ren, and President Jiang are here."

Just as he was chatting with Huang Bo and Zhu Yawen, the young assistant knocked on the door and came in to remind him.

"I see."

Zhou Qing straightened his face, cheered up, and received several investors in the reception room.

"After so many years, we have finally gotten on Director Zhou's train to film in Shanghai."

After a simple greeting among everyone, Ren Zhonglun from Shanghai Film Studio could not help but express such emotion.

This is no exaggeration at all.

Ever since Zhou Qing's "127 Hours" came out, we have been very active in releasing new films.

But unfortunately, Zhou Qing only cooperated with China Film Group and did not leave any room for Shanghai Film Group.

Ren Zhonglun really didn't expect that Zhou Qing would actually give in this time.

"You're really lucky, Lao Ren."

Han Sanping couldn't help but tease Ren Zhonglun.

"You are the one who got it lucky. You appear in every Director Zhou's movie." Ren Zhonglun pouted at Han Sanping in dissatisfaction.

Jiang Defu, who was chatting on the side, would occasionally interject and there were laughters from time to time.

The atmosphere is still very good.

"The cost of Now You See Me is 1.6 million yuan, of which my studio will take 50%. My personal director's salary of 1500 million yuan will be included in the cost."

After the prelude, it was time to get down to business. Zhou Qing spoke to several investors with a serious face.

When filming Painted Skin, Zhou Qing's director's salary was 1000 million.

But "Painted Skin" not only became the box office champion in mainland China, it was also a big hit around the world and was nominated for an Oscar.

Zhou Qing's pay will definitely increase. According to the market conditions, 1500 million is very reasonable.

Neither Han Sanping nor the other investors had any objection to this.

"The remaining 50% will be divided among the three of us? Director Zhou, that's not enough."

Han Sanping was just a little dissatisfied with this share. The three companies only shared the remaining half, which was not satisfying enough.

"Old Han, just be content."

Ren Zhonglun refuted from the side. Among the several big investors, he was the only one who dared to confront Han Sanping.

"Boss Han, that's already a lot. If the plate wasn't so big, I would definitely give more than 50%."

Zhou Qing also took the opportunity to speak.

Of course, Han Sanping was just complaining casually and did not really oppose Zhou Qing's opinion.

The decision-making power on this matter has always been in the hands of Zhou Qing alone, and Han Sanping is also clear about this.

"In this case, we at China Film Group will take 25%, and we will be responsible for the publicity and distribution."

Han Sanping was very domineering and authentic.

"You want half of the remaining 50% for yourself? Aren't you too overbearing?"

Ren Zhonglun immediately felt a little unhappy.

Zhou Qing couldn't help but secretly sigh in his heart, this style is worthy of being a mountain eagle.

But how can I put it? Although they are domineering, they do have the capital to be domineering.

After some discussion, the few of them finally decided on their respective shares.

China Film Group holds 25%, Shanghai Film Group holds 15%, and poor Wanda Film Group only holds 10%.

This matter was agreed upon so happily.

Afterwards, the three companies enthusiastically discussed other related matters, and all of them actively proposed to support the various work of "Now You See Me".

Especially Shanghai Film Group and Wanda are more active.

After all, director Zhou Qing's movie is destined to be a big hit, and for the two of them, being able to catch this train is a huge achievement.

If Now You See Me becomes a global hit like Painted Skin, that would be great.

The two of them got excited just thinking about it.

"This is my first time to shoot abroad. If any of you have experience in this field, please recommend some talents to me."

Zhou Qing naturally did not stand by and took the opportunity to make requests to them.

Facts have proved that this request was indeed correct.

Both China Film Group and Shanghai Film Group have indicated that they can provide some assistance in overseas filming.

Zhou Qing accepted this without hesitation.

Afterwards, everyone started talking about the casting, and this time, Zhou Qing did not plan to hold a public audition.

Instead, auditions are by invitation only.

After all, most of the supporting roles are foreigners, and there are very few serious domestic characters.

Apart from the four horsemen of the protagonist group, there is only an FBI agent and Interpol.

At most, there is a real villain played by Morgan Freeman.

There are only seven people in total.

The remaining large number of various roles are all "Hollywood faces", so Zhou Qing needs to go abroad to cast.

So which actors are more suitable for these important roles in China?

"Brother Xiao Ming."

After some thought and consideration, Zhou Qing first called Huang Xiaoming.

As for the "poker master" among the Four Horsemen, Zhou Qing felt that Huang Xiaoming was quite suitable.

In terms of image, Huang Xiaoming has no problem handling a modern street magician.

So what about the acting?
Huang Xiaoming has been in the industry for many years now, and has acted in so many TV series and movies, and has gained very rich acting experience.

Plus, the leader’s talent is actually pretty good, and he’s well-known in the circle for his 50-50 combo.

If you say his acting is bad, he is on par with Tianbao, and if you say his acting is good, he is not inferior to veteran actor Wang Zhiwen.

The main focus is on human relationships and social skills.

Therefore, Zhou Qing felt that there was no need to worry about the acting skills.

On the set of "New Shanghai Bund", Huang Xiaoming, who was chatting and laughing with Sun Li, suddenly saw his assistant rushing over.

The expression on his face looked very excited and thrilled.

"Brother Xiao Ming, Director Zhou is calling!"

The assistant handed Huang Xiaoming's cell phone over and quickly spoke to Huang Xiaoming.

Director Zhou!

Huang Xiaoming didn't dare to be negligent at all and immediately took the phone.

As soon as he opened his mouth, a smile appeared on his face, and he greeted Zhou Qing politely.

"Brother Xiao Ming, are you free to audition these days? There's a role that I think you're quite suitable for."

After the two sides chatted for a few sentences, Zhou Qing formally invited Huang Xiaoming.

Huang Xiaoming's first reaction was surprise.

He really didn't know that Zhou Qing was planning to make a new film.

The filing information for "Now You See Me" has not been exposed yet.

But then there was a huge surprise. Aoko finally thought of me!

"Zhou Qing, how could you not have time for your play? I will crawl over there even if I have to!"

Huang Xiaoming immediately said with a solemn oath.

How could he miss such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?
"Haha, okay, it's settled then."

Zhou Qing smiled and chatted with Huang Xiaoming for a few more words before ending the call.

"Xiao Ming, Director Zhou has a role for you?"

Sun Li was a little uneasy. This was Director Zhou's play. Who in the entire circle didn't want to act in it?
Look at Director Zhou’s previous film, “Painted Skin”. How explosive was that?
All the leading actors are envied like crazy, okay?

"Not sure yet, they just asked me to audition."

Huang Xiaoming waved his hand pretending to be calm, but his brows were full of excitement.

"What play? Ip Man?"

Sun Li continued to ask.

But that’s not right. Didn’t Director Zhou of “Ip Man” say that the casting would be left to Director Ye Weixin?
Could it be that Director Zhou is going to start a new movie?
When she thought of this, Sun Li's heart beat even more violently.

"I'm not sure about that."

Huang Xiaoming shook his head, but he actually made the same judgment as Sun Li.

"Whether it's Ip Man or not, Director Zhou's movies are bound to be good. Congratulations, Xiao Ming, for getting a role in Director Zhou's new movie."

Sun Li then sent a congratulatory message to Huang Xiaoming with great envy.

“It’s just an audition.”

Huang Xiaoming smiled and talked to Sun Li for a few more words, then said hello and went to find director Gao Xixi.

He needs to find time as soon as possible to go to Zhou Qing's place for the audition. (End of this chapter)