Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

"Huang Xiaoming, that was Huang Xiaoming just now!"

"And Zhou Xun. Zhou Xun also went in before."

"Where's Yifei? Why can't I see Liu Yifei?"

"Are you stupid? They must have arrived a long time ago."

August 8th was a very busy day in Zhou Qing's studio.

The outside was crowded with people from early in the morning, many of them holding slogans and signs in their hands, looking eagerly waiting.

Those signs all had words like "Liu Yifei", "Princess Sissi", "Little Dragon Girl" and so on written on them.

That’s right, all these people outside are fans of Liu Yifei.

So the question is, why do Liu Yifei's fans gather here with Zhou Qing?
It's very simple. The news that Liu Yifei signed a contract with Zhou Qing Studio on this day had already spread throughout the circle.

"Director Cao actually sent me the script a long time ago, and I really like it."

"But who would have thought that there would be no movement later. When I asked around, I found out that no one invested."

"I thought the movie was going to fail, but I didn't expect to hear that Director Zhou was willing to invest in it."

In the studio, Liu Yifei was putting on makeup, while Zhou Qing and Huang Bo were chatting and laughing with Zhou Xun.

There is no need to say much about Huang Bo, Zhu Yawen and Wang Baoqiang. As artists under Zhou Qing, they of course have to join their boss in welcoming the new colleagues.

Several people coordinated their time early and set aside this day specifically.

Everyone came to support.

As for Zhou Xun?

This person is a guest specially invited by Zhou Qing.

In addition to supporting Liu Yifei, he also served as a witness to the signing of the contract between Liu Yifei and Zhou Qing Studio.

Huang Xiaoming was also invited.

They are all currently popular first-tier celebrities, and they also have a good relationship with Zhou Qing and Liu Yifei.

"Teacher Cao's book is very solid. It would be a pity if it was buried."

Zhou Qing smiled and echoed Zhou Xun.

"Especially the female lead, who is portrayed very well. Zhou Xun might win the Best Actress award again this time."

Huang Bo sighed with envy on the side.

He witnessed Zhou Xun's acting skills with his own eyes on the set of "Li Mi's Conjecture".

I am truly convinced, she is absolutely a worthy actress.

"Then I'll take your good words. Although I've won many Best Actress awards, it's not too many."

There was a hint of pride between Zhou Xun's brows, and he didn't know how to be humble at all.

She also felt that her performance was worthy of a Best Actress award.

"I'm also optimistic that Hao Xun will win the Best Actress award."

Zhou Qing also nodded in agreement.

If I remember correctly, Zhou Xun did win the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress for her role in "Li Mi's Conjecture".

Although the Golden Rooster has always been controversial, it is still quite valued in the circle.

"What's going on? Brother Xun is going to win the Best Actress award again?"

Huang Xiaoming's voice came from the side, and the leader appeared with a smile on his face.

"Xiao Ming is here."

"Xiao Ming, come here quickly."

Everyone at the scene greeted Huang Xiaoming enthusiastically.

"Brother Xiao Ming, you have to sing a song today. You are a popular idol singer now."

After some greetings, Zhou Qing said to Huang Xiaoming with a smile.

Last year, Huang Xiaoming said that he was going to release an album, and he actually went out to sing.

Regardless of how well he sang, Huang Xiaoming still achieved some good results given his level.

"Okay, I'll make a fool of myself today to liven up the atmosphere for everyone."

Huang Xiaoming did not refuse and agreed readily.

"Brother Xiaoming, Brother Xun, you are here!"

Soon Liu Yifei finished putting on her makeup and greeted the two guests sweetly.

"Yifei, you look very beautiful today."

Huang Xiaoming came up and gave a compliment.

"I really envy you for being favored by Director Zhou. Director Zhou, can you please make a deal and take me in as well?"

As soon as Zhou Xun opened his mouth, the tone of the story went off track.

"You are a thousand-year-old fox demon, how can I capture you?"

Zhou Qing just laughed.

There was also laughter at the scene.

"Ladies and gentlemen, hello to all fans of Liu Yifei, welcome to the 'Liu Yifei and Zhou Qing Studio Signing Ceremony and Media Meeting'..."

After chatting for a while, the signing ceremony officially began.

With the witnesses Zhou Xun and Huang Xiaoming, various media and Liu Yifei's fans, Liu Yifei and Zhou Qing Studio completed the signing process.

Officially became an artist under Zhou Qing Studio.

"First-tier female star Liu Yifei signed with Zhou Qing Studio, becoming the fifth artist signed by Zhou Qing Studio and the second female artist."

"After Liu Yifei's contract with Sony expired, she chose to sign with Zhou Qing Studio, and the signing ceremony ended successfully."

"After signing Zhao Liying in 06, Zhou Qing Studio signed Liu Yifei again two years later."

The news that Liu Yifei signed with Zhou Qing Studio was quickly reported by various media outlets.

This made Liu Yifei the most eye-catching person in the entire circle all of a sudden, and she attracted countless envious, jealous and hateful looks.

How can I not be envious, jealous and hateful? That’s Zhou Qing’s studio!

With the support of the great director Zhou, it has become a holy place that everyone in the circle yearns for.

After all, every movie produced by Zhou Qing Studio can be said to be a big hit.

Not only has it won numerous awards, but it has also repeatedly broken box office records.

Looking at the box office rankings in the history of Chinese entertainment films, the top two are both directed by Zhou!

In addition, there are silver bears, golden bears, silver lions and golden lions, which are enough to blind people's eyes.

He is simply the best of the best, okay?

Even if the movies were not directed by Director Zhou himself, those produced by Director Zhou were still box office hits.

It's such an exaggeration.

What's more important?
Director Zhou really doesn’t have many artists under his management!
There are only a few of them!

There are simply too many monks and too little porridge.

In this situation, who wouldn’t be begging to join Director Zhou’s studio?

It’s just a pity that Director Zhou has extremely high standards and doesn’t sign artists easily.

It's really regrettable.

But who could have thought that Liu Yifei would be signed suddenly?
Isn't Yifei too lucky?
From now on, won’t the heroines of Director Zhou’s movies have to come before Liu Yifei?
What the hell, how are we going to compare with Liu Yifei in the future?
After all, the movies directed by Director Zhou are really too powerful.

It's okay for those second-tier and lower-tier female stars, but top female stars like the Four Dans and Two Bings feel an enormous threat.

With Director Zhou as her support, Liu Yifei might surpass them one day.

This is no exaggeration at all.

Take Liu Yifei for example. She was originally an actress in TV dramas, but now she has such a high status in the film circle, almost as famous as the four leading actresses and two soldiers. Isn’t it because she was promoted by Director Zhou’s two movies?
Here comes the wolf.

The wolf is really coming!

"Welcome Yifei!" "Welcome Sister Yifei to join us."

Different from the outside world, the atmosphere in Zhou Qing's studio is very warm.

Huang Bo, Zhu Yawen and Wang Baoqiang all expressed their warm welcome to Liu Yifei's arrival.

Even Zhao Liying, who couldn't come to the filming of "Chinese Paladin III", called us.

That’s right, the filming of “Chinese Paladin III” started on the 10th, and Zhao Liying is fully focused on filming her first TV series as the female lead.

Although the roles of the three female characters, Xuejian, Longkui and Zixuan, are all very important, and each character is also portrayed very brilliantly.

But there is no doubt that Xuejian is the real and well-deserved number one female lead.

Strictly speaking, Long Kui and Zi Xuan are just important female supporting roles.

How could Zhao Liying not take it seriously?

"It should be welcoming the boss lady to join us."

Zhu Yawen had a wicked smile on his face and kept winking at Zhou Qing.

Huang Bo also grinned, laughing like a big bad wolf.

The two of them had long known the true relationship between Zhou Qing and Liu Yifei.

"Boss lady? Why don't you go and serve tea to the boss lady?"

Liu Yifei deliberately put on airs and gave instructions to Zhu Yawen in a serious manner, but she couldn't suppress a smile between her brows.

I have to say that the title of boss lady sounds quite pleasant.

"Didn't you hear it, Lao Zhu? What are you still standing there for?"

Zhou Qing also laughed.

"You two, are you following the lead of the husband? How am I going to live my life from now on?"

Zhu Yawen looked heartbroken.

Wang Baoqiang widened his eyes, looked at Zhou Qing, then at Liu Yifei, as if he understood something.

No wonder, no wonder there have been repeated rumors of scandals between Director Zhou and Liu Yifei, it turns out there is really no smoke without fire.

However, since Director Zhou and Liu Yifei have always chosen to conceal it, Wang Baoqiang also made a decision secretly.

You must keep your mouth tightly closed!
After settling Liu Yifei, Zhou Qing continued to get busy with his business.

The most important thing is naturally the later stage of "Whiplash".

Basically, whenever Zhou Qing has nothing to do, he will go to the post-production team to keep an eye on them.

Make sure everything is done according to your requirements without any mistakes.

Fortunately, the post-production team are all old teams that I have worked with before, and most of the post-production work has been completed, with only the finishing parts left.

All subsequent related work progressed very smoothly.

"Director Zhou, there will be absolutely no problem on the 22nd. We will definitely be able to finish it in post-production."

The later stage team also repeatedly gave Zhou Qing such assurances.

"Don't be in a hurry, take your time. I only ask for excellence, so it's okay if I'm a little slow for two days."

Zhou Qing replied solemnly.

But even so, the work that needs to be done has been almost done.

The post-production team still completed all the post-production work on the 22nd, just as planned.

Zhou Qing personally reviewed the finished film of "Whiplash" and did not find any problems. He nodded with satisfaction.

The matter of "Whiplash" has come to an end here.

The next step is to wait for the exhibition in Cannes and then choose a good time slot for the release.

Before that, Zhou Qing could free up his hands to do other things.

Just like my own graduation work.

For example, the script promised to Lu Yang.

"The romantic film "Love Is Not Blind" produced and written exclusively by Director Zhou Qing is about to be released."

"The promotion of the romantic comedy film "Love Is Not Blind" has been fully launched. The film was directed and written by Zhou Qing."

"Love Is Not Blind" will be released on September 9, and Xue Xiaolu has already started a grand publicity campaign with the main creators.

Although Xue Xiaolu is a new director, the publicity effect is actually very good because the film was written and produced by Zhou Qing.

In addition, "Ip Man", which was also written and produced by Zhou Qing, is still in theaters, which has further benefited "Love Is Not Blind".

Seeing this momentum, Zhou Qing expressed that he was very satisfied.

He didn't pay too much attention to it and began to devote himself to writing related scripts.

What's the script?

"Ip Man 2", "Beijing Meets Seattle", and "The Heart".

Now that "Ip Man" is about to be taken off the screen, the box office has already reached 1.58 million yuan.

It's no exaggeration to say that it was a box office hit.

Developing a sequel is a matter of course.

As for "Love Is Not Blind", although it has not been released yet, Zhou Qing is also very optimistic about it.

After all, the cost of this film is really low, only 800 million, so it is a big profit anyway.

What's more, "3.5 Days of Broken Love" made million in the original time and space.

Even if it was released in 11, if it was moved forward to 08, there wouldn't be as many screens, so the box office would definitely have shrunk.

But it's only a three-year time difference, and a reduction of 3.5 million in the box office is still very significant.

Coupled with Zhou Qing's golden signboard, the box office of "Love Is Not Blind" is still very promising.

Of course, Xue Xiaolu’s next movie should be put on the agenda, right?

What about "The Heart Labyrinth"?

Of course, it was prepared by Zhou Qing for Lu Yang.

This was also the decision Zhou Qing made after careful consideration.

After all, Lu Yang had never made a movie before, so as his debut work, Zhou Qing naturally preferred a low-budget movie.

After all, this is Lu Yang's practice work, so it is better to be safe.

Of course, even if it is a practice work, since the other party is a director under his own company, Zhou Qing will definitely strive for results.

Otherwise, wouldn't that be slapping yourself in the face?
The box office potential and artistic potential are naturally within Zhou Qing's consideration.

After all the calculations, "The Heart Labyrinth" is definitely the best choice.

The cost of this movie in the original time and space was only a pitiful 170 million, but the total box office reached 1065 million!
What's more important?
The reputation is also very good.

It has a score of 8.8 on Douban, which can be said to be outstanding.

That’s not all. The very crudely filmed “Maze” also won numerous awards.

Putting aside those not-so-famous awards, "The Heart" also won the Critics' Award for Best New Director at the Venice Film Festival.

These are one of the three major European film festivals!
In addition, "The Labyrinth of Heart" was also nominated for the Golden Horse Award for Best New Director.

This kind of record can be called a brilliant achievement.

What else?
Due to cost reasons, the actors in "The Heart Labyrinth" are basically non-professional actors.

Other technical aspects are also extremely rough.

If Zhou Qing increases the cost, the result will definitely be better.

It is the best choice to let Lu Yang shoot this film.

So what about Zhou Qing’s own graduation work?

I'm not that anxious.

Once these "miscellaneous matters" are dealt with and Zhou Qing has freed up his hands, he will specifically push forward with it.

Then I can concentrate on preparing my graduation project without being distracted by other things. (End of this chapter)