Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

After a long time, April is almost coming to an end.

For Zhou Qing, the most important work is the script of "The Man from Nowhere".

The script has been written for 11 days and the first draft has been completed long ago.

Zhou Qing only needs to spend another two to three days to perfect it. It is very easy and enjoyable.

"As expected of Director Zhou, this script is truly unbeatable!"

"Compared to Director Zhou's script, my Wolf Fang is a pile of shit!"

Wu Jing couldn't wait to read the first draft of the script and immediately bowed down to Zhou Qing.

Director Zhou is indeed one of the top screenwriters in the industry. This is an extraordinary work.

Both are crime-themed action movies, but "The Man from Nowhere" is much better than "Wolf Tooth".

The two sides are not on the same level at all.

With a script like The Man from Nowhere, Wu Jing believed that his second film would be a huge success.

So now Wu Jing is really rubbing his hands, and can't wait to do something big.

Lu Yang also got the script of "Hypnotist".

However, while the other party admired Zhou Qing's imagination, he also hesitated and made a request to Zhou Qing.

"Director Zhou, next time, can I make a martial arts movie?"

Lu Yang asked Zhou Qing weakly.

He really likes "Hypnotist" and thinks it is very good.

There is no denying that this movie is definitely a masterpiece.

But martial arts is actually Lu Yang's favorite.

"You really want to do a martial arts film?"

Zhou Qing asked Lu Yang some more questions.

"To be honest with you, Director Zhou, I have always had a dream of becoming a martial arts hero. I had this idea when I was still a graduate student. I must make a martial arts movie in the future."

Lu Yang and Zhou Qing have always been straightforward in their interactions, expressing their thoughts truthfully.

"But Director Zhou, if you have other plans and arrangements, I will follow the company's arrangements."

After a pause, Lu Yang added another sentence.

Although he has his own ideas, he also understands his position.

I am just a contracted director of Zhou Qing Pictures!

"Brother, you are being too polite. Although we are superiors and subordinates, we are also fellow brothers and friends."

"You want to shoot a martial arts film? Of course you can. I will write a martial arts script for you after "Hypnotist"."

Zhou Qing agreed without any hesitation.

It’s still the same principle. Zhou Qing signed these artists and directors in for the purpose of making money.

But I will never treat these people as tools to make money.

Since Lu Yang wants to shoot a martial arts movie, let him do it. It’s nothing.

I will make "The Blade of the Assassin" for Lu Yang later.

Although the potential of "The Blade of the Assassin" is not that great for Zhou Qing, it doesn't matter. It's just that he will make less money.

It's all insignificant things.

Anyway, Zhou Qing's speed of making money is already the best in the entire entertainment industry.

What's more, Zhou Qing had analyzed before that the market potential of "The Blade of the Assassin" is actually quite good.

You should know that the attendance rate of this movie during prime time was as high as 94.2%.

It’s just that the screening schedule is too bad, with only 3.62%.

If Zhou Qing Pictures were to operate it, the situation would definitely be different. The exposure would be sufficient and the screening schedule would be guaranteed to increase several times.

No matter how you look at it, the total box office can't be bad.

It's just that the cost is a bit higher. After all, the cost of ancient costumes is high, and the cost of martial arts is even higher.

But overall, it's not a big deal.

"That's great, Director Zhou. Thank you in advance!"

Lu Yang was immediately overjoyed.

The martial arts script written by Zhou Qing is definitely the best martial arts script in the industry.

Lu Yang can't wait!
Of course, before that, we still have to finish filming "Hypnotist" first.

But there is no rush for this matter, as "The Maze of Heart" has not been released yet.

Even if we want to shoot it, it will have to be in the second half of the year, or the first half of next year.

"Director Han!"

"Director Zhou!"

On April 4, Zhou Qing came to the filming site of "The Founding of a Republic" in a very low-key manner, and the chief director Han Sanping personally received Zhou Qing.

I have to say that this specification is still very high.

Do you want to know what Han Sanping’s identity is?

Unless one is a top figure in the circle, he would definitely not bother Han Sanping to come.

"What a pity, Director Zhou, you are too young, otherwise the role of Jiang Jingguo would have been given to you."

The two chatted as they walked towards the set, and Han Sanping mentioned this with regret.

As one of the producers of "Whiplash", Han Sanping has seen the finished film.

I know how enchanting Zhou Qing’s acting skills are.

It is no exaggeration to say that winning the Best Actor award is not an exaggeration.

It’s a pity that she is only 24 years old this year, and even with makeup, she can’t handle the role of a person in her 30s.

Otherwise, how could such an important supporting role as Jiang Jingguo fall to Chen Kun?

"The role of Kong Lingkan is also quite good. Although he doesn't have too many scenes, he has room to show his talents."

"Besides, a role like a dandy young master is more challenging, isn't it? I really want to give it a try."

Zhou Qing just smiled, of course it was just a polite remark.

In a film like "Founding of a Republic", there are actors who can play more roles, so who would want to play a smaller role?
"Now that you mention it, I really want to see what your Kong Lingkan looks like."

Han Sanping also laughed.

"Director Han!"

"Director Zhou!"

After finishing my makeup and arriving at the shooting site, all the staff came over to greet me enthusiastically.

The same was true for Chen Kun, who played opposite him, and the smile on his face was also extremely enthusiastic.

In fact, Chen Kun was already quite famous at that time, but in the crew of "Founding of a Republic", he was really just a younger brother.

He is an important supporting role, and it is not a big deal to even call him the third male lead. He dares not act rudely in front of many smaller supporting roles and extras, and is always polite.

After all, the cast of this movie is really amazing.

Can you believe that Cheng Long and Li Lianjie, the ceiling of Chinese entertainment male stars, only come to play a minor role for less than a minute?

The same is true for this minor supporting role Kong Lingkan.

Surprisingly, it was played by Zhou Qing, one of the top directors in mainland China!
How could Chen Kun dare to be negligent in the slightest?

"All units, prepare."

"start!"

The filming started quickly, and Zhou Qing immediately began his performance in front of the camera.

But Zhou Qing, dressed in a suit and tie, looking very respectable, was leaning on the sofa in a lazy posture.

At first glance, he is an arrogant and domineering young master.

"Aunt, he is in power now. He can shut down my Yang Company from inside out with just one sentence."

"It would be good if they could send people all over Shanghai to summon me..."

This opening further revealed the young master's arrogance.

"Director Zhou's acting is so good!"

Director Huang Jianxin, who was behind the monitor, was extremely surprised.

Although everyone in the circle knows that Zhou Qing is from the Performance Department of Beijing Film Academy, he is actually a director.

Many people have questioned how good his acting skills are.

But this time, I was really amazed when I saw it!
Not just good, but very good.

Better than most professional actors on the set!
This is fucking ridiculous! Huang Jianxin couldn’t help but sigh in his heart.

Fortunately, Director Zhou didn't act as an actor, otherwise the actors would be under a lot of pressure. No wonder, no wonder Director Zhou was so "arrogant" and played the leading role in "Whiplash".

It turns out that he is really capable.

"What kind of acting is this, Director Zhou!"

Chen Kun, who was opposite Zhou Qing, immediately felt a tremendous pressure.

He felt that he was completely crushed by Zhou Qing!
I can't keep up with Zhou Qing's performance at all!
"We met today, and it saved my cousin from going through so much trouble."

When Zhou Qing said this, he took out a gun and loaded it with a clang.

"Huang Wei, you are crazy!"

"Don't worry, Auntie. He's the prince. How dare I shoot him with a gun?"

Snapped!
Zhou Qing slammed the loaded gun on the table in front of Chen Kun.

"Brother, this is a simple matter. Just shoot me to death and it will be over."

"Crack!"

"Pass!"

It was just a few minutes of scene, but it took more than half an hour to shoot back and forth.

The main thing is that Chen Kun clicked four or five times. Can you believe it?
On the contrary, Zhou Qing didn't have any clicks at all, which was quite magical.

It can be said that Zhou Qing gave people a good look at his acting skills as a top director.

"Director Zhou, your acting skills are so good, it's embarrassing."

What Chen Kun said was absolutely true. His acting skills as a professional actor were actually crushed by a director!

I almost couldn't keep up with Zhou Qing's performance.

This made Chen Kun feel quite embarrassed.

"I was acting by groping in the dark. I'm sorry to have made you all laugh."

Zhou Qing was actually quite satisfied with his performance, but he was still modest.

"Director Han!"

After finishing the job, Zhou Qing did not leave in a hurry, but came to Han Sanping privately.

I told Han Sanping about the incident in "No Man's Land".

"Leave this to me."

After hearing this, Han Sanping agreed without any hesitation.

If someone else were to ask him to do this, Han Sanping would definitely not agree.

But Zhou Qing’s relationship with him is really special.

He has made so many films since his debut, and almost every one of them has China Film Group Corporation's name on it.

Now that he has finally asked for help, how could Han Sanping refuse?
Although Han Sanping is still busy filming "Founding of a Republic", it doesn't matter, because Han Sanping can reach the group of people responsible for reviewing the film.

Then I can just show the script to those people.

It is much more useful than what Han Sanping saw.

"Boss Han, I'll leave it to you then."

Seeing Han Sanping agree so readily, Zhou Qing was quite happy.

"This is nothing."

Han Sanping waved his hand generously.

After returning, Zhou Qing continued to create "The Man from Nowhere".

As predicted before, it took only two days to complete the final check for deficiencies and fill in the gaps.

The complete script of "The Man from Nowhere" is out!

"This is so wonderful. This script is so wonderful! Director Zhou's work is extraordinary."

"I admire you so much!"

Wu Jing was the first one to rush over after hearing the news, and he started praising the script and Zhou Qing.

"That's enough, Wu Jing. Your flattery is too blunt. You just keep repeating the same few sentences over and over again."

Zhou Qing shook his hand to interrupt Wu Jing.

"How can it be flattery? These are all my thoughts from the bottom of my heart!"

Wu Jing explained himself loudly.

God bless you, he really felt good from the bottom of his heart, and it was definitely not a deliberate compliment.

"Director Zhou, when do you plan to let me shoot?"

After chatting for a while, Wu Jing asked Zhou Qing impatiently.

"It depends on your own time, but I still hope you can hurry up."

After Zhou Qing pondered for a moment, he spoke to Wu Jing in a serious tone.

Generally speaking, he would not force his directors to shoot immediately, nor would he urge them to do so.

The directors and actors under our company have a high degree of freedom.

But "The Man from Nowhere" is a bit special. It has to race against time with South Korea, right?

"That's great, I thought so too!"

Wu Jing slapped his thigh heavily, looking eager to try.

He lost a lot of money on last year's "Wolf Tooth", which was a huge flop.

Wu Jing really wanted to turn over immediately.

Now he is really full of energy.

"Now that the script is written, Director Zhou, how about I start work next month?"

Wu Jing immediately said to Zhou Qing.

"of course can!"

Zhou Qing agreed without even thinking about it.

"Xiao Liu."

Zhou Qing didn't waste any time and immediately called his assistant over and told him to submit the paper for review and to approve the project.

"Director Zhou."

After finishing work on "The Man from Nowhere", Zhou Qing met with the distribution team again.

"Whiplash" will be released on June 6, so the concentrated promotion work will naturally begin next month.

Especially during the two weeks from May 5 to May 13, Zhou Qingren will stay in Cannes.

Therefore, the publicity and promotion plan must be carefully formulated.

Fortunately, with the announcement of the Cannes shortlist, "Whiplash" is now very popular.

The entire circle regards him as the top seed for the Palme d'Or.

In addition, "Whiplash" itself is stacked with various powerful buffs.

For example, director Zhou Qing plays the male lead for the first time, Feng Yuanzheng plays a pervert again, and director Zhou Qing and Liu Yifei partnered together for the third time.

These super hot spots and gimmicks have already completely whetted the public's appetite.

Even if director Zhou Qing is absent, the impact will not be that big.

Taking all these circumstances into consideration, Zhou Qing actually did not intend to make too much fanfare. After all, there was really no need for that.

You have to know that Zhou Qing's appeal is already very strong now.

"Your defense date has been set. It will be on June 6."

After returning to school, Tian Zhuangzhuang told Zhou Qing the news.

"It's decided so early?"

Zhou Qing was surprised at first, but soon felt relieved.

After all, he is not an ordinary student. The scale and style of his defense are naturally different from those of ordinary students.

It's not strange to decide on it early.

"It's getting late. It's almost May."

Tian Zhuangzhuang said this to Zhou Qing, and then asked, "How are you preparing? Is there any problem?"

"Don't worry, teacher. I'm ready."

Zhou Qing's expression looked full of confidence.

"I still trust you."

Tian Zhuangzhuang then nodded and smiled. (End of this chapter)