Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

On February 2, "CJ29", which had been released for a month, was withdrawn from theaters with a total box office of 2.03 million yuan.

Let everyone in the circle once again feel the strength of Master Xing.

After all, there aren’t many movies with a box office of 2 million these days, only “Curse of the Golden Flower”, “Painted Skin” and “Now You See Me”.

Of course, if we move the timeline forward a few years, there is also a movie called "Hero" by Zhang Guoshi.

No other movie has ever achieved this.

Even the poem "Wuji" by poet Chen lacks some degree of sophistication.

So the performance of "CJ7" is really very good.

All the producers including Stephen Chow were very happy and excited, and so was Han Sanping.

Although "CJ7" did not have investment from China Film Group, Han Sanping was the producer.

This can also be counted as Han Sanping's achievement.

However, one thing is that "CJ7" still failed to shake the status of "Now You See Me".

As of now, the box office record in Chinese film history is still held by "Now You See Me"!
Zhang Guoshi, Chen Shishi, Feng Xiaogang, and Stephen Chow, these most capable directors have all failed to threaten Director Zhou's position.

From this perspective, Director Zhou’s ability is really fucking strong.

Many people in the circle couldn't help but be secretly shocked.

So apart from Stephen Chow's "CJ7", are there any other movies that can threaten Director Zhou?

"Slam Dunk", which is also gaining momentum, seems to be impossible to do so. The movie has received rave reviews since its release and lacks stamina.

The box office has shrunk significantly after only a few days of release.

Not to mention surpassing "Now You See Me", it's even impossible to surpass "CJ7".

It’s even far from it.

So looking at the Chinese-language movies that have been scheduled for release in recent times, I'm afraid there is only one, "The Forbidden Kingdom", right?
"The Forbidden Kingdom is a joint masterpiece by two international superstars, Li Lianjie and Jackie Chan. It is sure to set a new record at the box office."

"Surpassing Now You See Me? We think that's not a problem at all. We expect the box office to break 4 million, or even 5 million!"

"The Forbidden Kingdom" will be released at the end of April, but the producers started promoting it in a high-profile manner in March.

The slogans are as loud as those of other big productions.

However, this time the film being compared and criticized was not "Painted Skin", but the new record "Now You See Me".

As for the possibility that "The Forbidden Kingdom" will surpass "Now You See Me", you know what, there are actually quite a few people in the industry who are optimistic about it.

After all, the appearance of "The Forbidden Kingdom" was really too explosive.

Directed by Hollywood's top director and featuring the two top superstars, the Js, the Js, and the Dwight D. Johnson, it looks like a blockbuster no matter how you look at it.

This is a heaven-defying configuration. How could it be fair if it didn't explode?
It is really possible to surpass "Now You See Me"!

Even in the industry, it is widely believed that "The Forbidden Kingdom" will not only be a hit in China, but also internationally.

You know, the Double Js are real international superstars.

It’s not like the slogan shouted out by Zhang, who calls himself international, but in fact he can’t even enter Hollywood.

The Double Js also have a huge influence in North America and are true international superstars.

Especially Cheng Long, there is a special "Cheng Long Day" set up in North America, and there are not just one, but five.

Just an exaggeration.

Hollywood even made a series of animated films called "The Adventures of Jackie Chan" based on Jackie Chan.

I believe this animation is also the childhood memory of many people.

"Brother Xun is getting cocky. She actually called to provoke me, saying that she wanted to snatch the box office champion away from me."

Liu Yifei couldn't help but complain in front of Zhou Qing.

Although the girl tried her best to pretend nothing happened, Zhou Qing could still see a hint of regret in her eyes.

Zhou Qing also understood this.

From the perspective of contemporary people, rather than that of a reborn person, "The Forbidden Kingdom" is indeed better than "Now You See Me".

Whether it’s Liu Yifei or any other big name in the circle, who doesn’t envy Zhou Xun?

Being the female lead in a Double J movie is the only chance in the entire Chinese entertainment industry, right?
I'm afraid there will never be such an opportunity again.

She might even be able to make it directly to Hollywood and become another international actress after Gong Huang and Zhang Ziyi.

"You really should have recorded it, so you can give Brother Xun a good slap in the face later."

Zhou Qing looked regretful.

"Hit her in the face?"

Liu Yifei blinked and looked at Zhou Qing, not quite understanding the meaning of this sentence for a moment.

What Zhou Qing said should not be about slapping Zhou Xun in the face, right?
The context doesn't make sense.

"It's just to embarrass her."

Zhou Qing further explained it to Liu Yifei, and the girl finally understood it completely.

"Are you so sure that you can embarrass her? Are you so confident in Now You See Me?"

Liu Yifei couldn't be as confident as Zhou Qing, she still felt a little unsure.

"Don't even mention Now You See Me, it's hard for The Forbidden Kingdom to surpass Painted Skin!"

Zhou Qing curled his lips and continued.

"You are exaggerating."

Liu Yifei shook her head and chuckled, not taking Zhou Qing's words to heart at all.

In her opinion, Zhou Qing was just saying that on purpose to appease her.

No matter how bad "The Forbidden Kingdom" is, it is impossible for it to be inferior to "Painted Skin".

"What's so exaggerated? Don't you know my strengths and weaknesses?"

Zhou Qing raised his eyebrows and smiled with ill intentions.

Hiss!

There was a sound of cloth tearing.

"My new stockings!"

Although March is beyond the Lunar New Year period, the film market is still doing well.

It’s not hot, but it’s definitely not deserted.

Looking around, there are still a few films that look pretty good.

Domestic films include "The Detective" directed by Du Qifeng and starring Liu Qingyun, "The Kingdom and the Beauty" starring Zhen Zidan and Chen Huilin, and "Double Meals" starring Wu Zhenyu.

There are also Hollywood blockbusters, such as Uncle Cage's "National Treasure 2".

As for February's dominant film "Slam Dunk", it will be taken off the screen in a few days and has already been in a half-dead state.

The daily box office has dropped to only a few hundred thousand. If it drops further, I'm afraid the theaters will force it to be removed from the screen.

However, even if "Slam Dunk" remains in theaters, its total box office is already determined and will not change.

This is indeed the case. When "Slam Dunk" was released on March 3, the total box office was only 8 million.

If you just look at the box office, it's actually quite impressive. It's exceeded 100 million yuan anyway, right?

But compared with the first-day box office of "Slam Dunk" which was 1600 million, this total box office is really too disappointing. You know, the first-day box office of "A World Without Thieves" was only 500 million, and the total box office was over million.

"CJ1200" had a box office of 400 million on the first day, which was 2 million less than "Slam Dunk", which had a box office of million.

Slam Dunk is undoubtedly a failure.

If the movie wasn't so bad, if it was shot a little better, earning 2 million would have been easy and enjoyable.

In addition to the film industry, there was also some important news coming from the TV drama industry.

Three years after the hit TV series “The Legend of Sword and Fairy” was released in 05, Tangren has started preparing for “The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3”!

The whole circle instantly became lively. You know, the original "Legend of Sword and Fairy 1" was really popular.

Although the fate of "Legend of Sword and Fairy 1" was quite bumpy, it was almost killed in the womb at the beginning.

Despite many revisions, the show still failed to be broadcast on satellite TV and could only be broadcast on local TV stations.

But even so, this drama was a huge hit!

Main actors such as Hu Ge, Liu Yifei, An Yixuan, etc., all became popular through this drama and became quasi-first-tier stars.

It is also worth mentioning that in January this year, "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 1" was finally successfully broadcast on Hebei Satellite TV.

The ratings are also quite encouraging.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is truly a genuine hit drama.

This is also an adaptation of the "Legend of Sword and Fairy" series. Anyone with eyesight can see that it is bound to be another hit drama.

Moreover, at that time, Tangren was still very strong in the field of TV dramas and could be regarded as a golden signboard.

Considering all these circumstances, "Chinese Paladin III" is definitely a well-deserved heavyweight TV drama project.

I don’t know how many people instantly became obsessed with this TV series.

However, many people are aware that although sugar people’s TV dramas have been popular, sugar people are actually very xenophobic.

If there are any good resources, we will consume them ourselves.

Unless there are no suitable actors for the role of Sugar Man, they will look for one outside.

Of course Zhou Qing also knew about this situation, but like many others, his mind began to become active.

There is no other reason, "Legend of Sword and Fairy III" is indeed a powerful tool to promote people.

Liu Shishi, Tang Yan, and Yang Mi all became famous through this TV series.

How could Zhou Qing be willing to give up this great opportunity?
If Zhao Liying was also included and got one of the three female lead roles, the chances of Zhao Liying becoming popular would be very high.

Moreover, among the main female characters, except Liu Shishi, Tang Yan and Yang Mi are not sugar people.

Of course, Tang Yan’s situation is a little special.

Although she was still working in the Hong Kong circle at the time, she had already met Cai Yinong through her connections in the Hong Kong circle. After all, Tang Ren also relies on the Hong Kong circle.

So in the end, Tang Yan successfully signed Tang Ren and got the role of Zixuan, so it was not considered a waste of money.

But Yang Mi was still an artist of Rong Xinda at that time.

Overall, there is room for maneuver.

So after some thought, Zhou Qing called Cai Yinong directly.

"Director Zhou?"

Cai Yinong was very surprised when she looked at the names in her phone's address book.

Her circle is quite different from Zhou Qing's, so their interactions are usually very limited.

Cai Yinong really couldn't have imagined that Zhou Qing would take the initiative to contact her.

Considering the time point, Cai Yinong made a judgment almost instantly.

Zhou Qing should also be concerned about "Legend of Sword and Fairy III".

"Director Zhou..."

After making a brief judgment in her mind, Cai Yinong answered the phone and greeted Zhou Qing politely.

"Mr. Cai, when will the casting for The Legend of Sword and Fairy III begin? Have the female characters been decided?"

After the two sides chatted for a while, Zhou Qing spoke directly to Cai Yinong.

Cai Yinong knew what was going on.

It seems that my guess was correct. Director Zhou did come here for The Legend of Sword and Fairy III.

Good thing!

This is a good thing!

Cai Yinong's eyes began to sparkle.

You know, Tangren has always wanted to enter the film industry, but unfortunately there has never been a way to do so.

And right now, isn’t this a great opportunity?
A great opportunity to get in touch with Director Zhou Qing, and even make Director Zhou Qing owe him a favor!

Of course, it might be a bit of an exaggeration to say that he owed someone a favor, after all, Zhou Qing had already asked Brother Hu to play the leading role in a movie.

This time it would be more appropriate to say that it was a matter of reciprocity.

More importantly, aren’t relationships built through this kind of give-and-take?
Cai Yinong had a vague decision in her heart.

"To be honest with you, Director Zhou, we are still in the preparation stage. Casting will take a few more months. Except for Brother Hu, the other roles have not been decided yet."

If someone else asked, Cai Yinong would definitely recommend Tai Chi, but at this moment she told Zhou Qing the truth.

"That's good. I have an artist here, a very spiritual girl. I wonder if Mr. Cai can give her an audition opportunity when the time comes?"

Zhou Qing said to Cai Yinong with a smile.

"Director Zhou, you are too polite. The artist you recommended must be excellent. I can't wait to meet him."

Cai Yinong just smiled and behaved very politely.

Although he didn't make any rash promises, he made a decision secretly in his heart.

If the person recommended by Director Zhou is about right, then give her one of the three female protagonists.

After all, Director Zhou called in person, so he must be here for these important roles.

The two sides exchanged a few pleasantries with a smile and then ended the call. Zhou Qing's mood became particularly good.

Although Cai Yinong did not make any clear promises, Zhou Qing knew that the matter was almost half done.

As long as Zhao Liying doesn't perform poorly, there will basically be no problem.

"Director Zhou, the number of theaters showing Now You See Me has increased to 1800, and the number is still increasing."

"So far, the North American box office of Now You See Me has reached 2200 million US dollars!"

"Congratulations, Director Zhou. Now You See Me is a huge hit in North America!"

Director Yang, who was stationed at Crown Pictures, told Zhou Qing about the release of Now You See Me, and he sounded very excited.

The same is true for Zhou Qing. It’s only been two weeks, and Now You See Me has earned 2200 million US dollars!

Not bad, very good!
Director Yang is right. Judging from the current momentum, Now You See Me will definitely be a big hit.

You have to know that this is only two weeks of box office revenue, but it has already made it into the North American box office rankings of Chinese-language films.

Still definitely in the top five!
Taking into account that movies in North America are not released in one natural month, the number of theaters showing "Now You See Me" will continue to increase.

The total box office of this movie is still worth looking forward to. (End of this chapter)