Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

"Director Zhou, congratulations on taking back the box office champion in film history."

Brother Hu and Zhou Qing were quite familiar with each other, and he greeted Zhou Qing with a smile.

"Congratulations to you, and congratulations on making another hit."

Zhou Qing also returned Hu's congratulations, which were absolutely from the heart.

Speaking of Brother Hu's past two years, it can definitely be said that they were the peak period of his career. He starred in many TV series that had high ratings.

"Chinese Paladin III" is still in the planning stages of local TV stations, just waiting to become a huge hit once it's aired on satellite TV. However, at the beginning of 10, Hu Ge already launched another hit TV series.

"myth".

As the opening drama of the year launched by CCTV Channel 8, the drama was launched at the beginning of the month and the ratings were very gratifying.

It surpassed the ratings record of the hit TV series "Home Sweet Home" and set a new record for CCTV-8's ratings.

At the same time, netizens’ comments were also very good, which can be regarded as a true success of both word-of-mouth and ratings.

So when we meet Brother Hu, the leading actor, we naturally have to congratulate him.

"I'm just an actor. I just need to listen to the director's instructions and act well. This is mainly due to the director, the screenwriter, and Brother Cheng Long."

Brother Hu smiled very humbly.

If this TV series was not adapted from Jackie Chan's movie of the same name "The Myth", and if it was not produced by Jackie Chan, it would definitely not be so popular.

"Director Zhou, let me introduce you. This is Liu Shishi. We at Sugar Man are currently planning to promote her."

Seeing that Zhou Qing and Brother Hu had almost finished their greetings, Cai Yinong took the opportunity to introduce Liu Shishi to Zhou Qing.

"Hello, Director Zhou. I'm actress Liu Shishi. I've heard of Director Zhou's name for a long time. It's a great honor to have the opportunity to meet Director Zhou today."

Liu Shishi immediately greeted Zhou Qing politely, looking a little reserved.

After all, "Chinese Paladin III" has not yet become a real hit, and Liu Shishi is just a minor celebrity.

In front of a top director like Zhou Qing, he is just a small minion.

Even if I met him normally, I would never dare to go up and say hello.

"Hello."

Zhou Qing just nodded lightly to the other party and didn't say much.

"Director Zhou, if there are any suitable roles in the future, you can consider Shi Shi. Shi Shi is quite good, and can play any supporting role."

Cai Yinong smiled and recommended Liu Shishi to Zhou Qing.

It can only be said that this was not beyond Zhou Qing's expectations at all. The other party showed up specifically with Liu Shishi, so there couldn't be anything else.

However, as for asking Liu Shishi to film a movie, Zhou Qing felt that it would be unlikely if he himself did so.

In fact, Liu Shishi herself is not very suitable for the big screen.

Of course, Zhou Qing Pictures releases so many movies a year, so if other directors like Lu Yang approach Liu Shishi, Zhou Qing would naturally not object.

"By the way, Mr. Cai, how is the preparation for "Startling by Each Step" going?"

After Brother Hu and Liu Shishi left, Zhou Qing and Cai Yinong chatted for a while and then got down to business.

At Zhou Qing's request, the project of "Startling by Each Step" was launched at the beginning of 10.

For Tang Ren, it was indeed a bit hasty, but who asked Zhou Qing to be the main controller?

In addition to Zhou Qing's rank in the circle, Tang Ren naturally had no temper and acted quickly according to Zhou Qing's request.

"It is progressing steadily. If nothing goes wrong, casting will begin in March."

Cai Yinong told Zhou Qing the relevant progress truthfully.

Zhou Qing nodded, indicating that he understood what was going on.

This speed is already quite fast. Even if the plagiarists start plagiarizing, they will definitely not be able to catch up with "Startling by Each Step".

"I've only been the champion of film history for a few days, and you've pulled me down so quickly."

Han Sanping also came over and chatted with Zhou Qing.

Although he was complaining, his brows and face were filled with an unconcealable smile.

Even though "Founding of a Republic" was defeated by "Source Code", Han Sanping was still in a good mood.

"Boss Han can make another movie and take it back."

Zhou Qing and Han Sanping were already very familiar with each other and could joke with each other.

"Then I'll let you hold the title of champion for two days."

Upon hearing this, Han Sanping couldn't help but throw his head back and burst into laughter.

Although nothing can be seen on the surface, there is a fire hidden in Han Sanping's heart.

The movie "Founding of a Republic" brought Han Sanping to the peak of his fame, but he is still not satisfied.

In fact, he had already had the idea of ​​reproducing "The Founding of a Republic" in his mind.

But there's no need to reveal this kind of thing now, right?
"There will be a seminar about Avatar in three days, and the bureau hopes that influential directors like you can attend."

"Everyone in the industry calls you the Great Director, so you should take the lead, right?"

After some chatting and laughing, Han Sanping extended such an invitation to Zhou Qing.

seminar?
Zhou Qing was speechless.

Aren’t those big guys above too fond of holding meetings?

If it were any other time, Zhou Qing would have no good excuse to refuse, after all, Han Sanping had spoken himself.

But now, Zhou Qing refused with such confidence.

"Boss Han, please forgive me. I haven't even finished filming half of "The Witch" yet, and I can't leave."

Zhou Qing brought out "The Witch".

"The Witch" also had investment from Han Sanping, and Sanye also attached great importance to it.

So seeing Zhou Qing's firm attitude, he didn't say much.

"All units, prepare."

"Clear the venue!"

Back on the set, filming of "The Witch" continues.

After Wang Baoqiang threatened Li Duomei, he really brought a group of killers to Li Duomei's house.

Fortunately, Li Duomei called the police quickly. Because of the timely appearance of the police, Wang Baoqiang and his gang were able to retreat temporarily.

But how could Wang Baoqiang and his people let this go?
After lying dormant for a while, the other party began to "make a comeback".

"start!"

Following Zhou Qing's command, the heroine Liu Yifei quickly got into the state.

But I saw her lying on the bed, holding her head in agony, tossing and turning in pain.

As time went on, her illness became more severe and her attacks became more frequent.

But suddenly, Lee Da-mi looked alert.

She noticed something.

She quickly got up from the bed and just as she rushed out of the bedroom, a gun was pointed at Li Duomei's head.

On the opposite side of the living room, Zhao Liying, who was staying at her own home, was also caught with a knife held to her neck.

The girl was trembling with fear.

"Hello, Lee Da-mi, nice to see you again. No, no, no, I should call you 'witch', right?"

The next moment, the person in charge of the agency who had appeared before appeared again.

He walked up to Liu Yifei with a proud step.

"You guys are in the same group, right? Who are you? I told you that you got the wrong person."

With tears in her eyes, Liu Yifei panicked and hurriedly explained to the other party. But as you can imagine, it was definitely useless.

How could these people believe Lee Da-mi's one-sided statement?

In order to make Lee Da-mi admit it, they began to ruthlessly attack Zhao Liying.

The sharp dagger began to slash towards Zhao Liying's neck.

At that critical moment, Li Duomei took action instinctively as if by conditioned reflex.

What we are going to shoot next is the first climax of the whole movie.

Witch Lee Da-mi makes her first move and kills all the killers sent by the mysterious company.

Liu Yifei's hard work in training for more than a month was fully reflected at this moment.

He personally performed the entire fight from beginning to end without using a stunt double, and all his movements were full of power and beauty, with a very high degree of completion.

It can be said that it contributed a thrilling and exciting fight scene.

"Crack!"

"Pass!"

"Avatar" is still sweeping the film market like a whirlwind, and it is simply killing gods and Buddhas who stand in its way.

Although it has been released for more than half a month, it is still extremely popular.

There is no movie that can rival this one.

He was completely crushed with ease and had no power to resist at all.

The entire Chinese entertainment industry was deeply shocked by "Avatar".

The impact it caused can be said to be enormous.

There is no need to say much about the various seminars. Even though Zhou Qing did not attend, he knew them all very well.

Media people, film critics, and filmmakers are all full of lack of confidence in the current domestic film industry and have an extremely negative attitude.

It’s not that everyone doesn’t want to catch up with “Avatar”, but this kind of dimensionality reduction-like gap really makes people feel deeply powerless.

On January 1, even before "Avatar" was released, the State Council issued a corresponding guiding document.

"Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Prosperity and Development of the Film Industry".

It can be seen how great the influence and impact of "Avatar" is, it is simply exaggerated.

However, for Zhou Qing, what he cares more about is not the popular "Avatar", but another thing.

whats the matter?
The shortlist for the 60th Berlin Film Festival has been announced!
As expected, Ning Hao's "No Man's Land" was indeed shortlisted for the main competition unit.

But Zhou Qing was not so sure whether this film could win an award.

To be honest, "No Man's Land" is indeed well-made and it is a good movie.

But it is not good enough to be competitive in Berlin.

All we can say is that the final outcome depends on God's will.

In addition to "No Man's Land", another Chinese-language film was shortlisted for this year's Berlin Film Festival.

"Three Shots Surprise" by Zhang Guoshi.

Yes, you read it right. This terrible movie with a score of only 4.8 on Baidu, less than 5 points, was actually shortlisted for the main competition unit of Berlin.

All I can say is that Master Zhang’s signature dish just works.

"The list of the main competition unit of the 60th Berlin Film Festival has been announced, and two Chinese-language films, "Three Shots Surprise" and "No Man's Land", have been shortlisted."

"No Man's Land, produced exclusively by Zhou Qing Pictures, was shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival and is competing for the Golden Bear along with The Three Shots Surprise."

"No Man's Land, directed by Ning Hao, was shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival. Director Ning said he was very happy."

As soon as the Berlin shortlist was announced, it immediately attracted great attention in the circle.

After all, these days, although the influence of the three major European countries is declining, their weight is still quite heavy.

Coupled with the efforts of the publicity and promotion team, "No Man's Land" immediately became hyped.

The popularity, attention, and public expectations all reached a peak in a very short period of time.

The publicity and promotion effect is still very good.

It will definitely play a good feedback role for the release of "No Man's Land" in February.

As for whether "No Man's Land" can win an award, to be honest, not many people are optimistic about it.

You have to know that in the public's impression, Ning Hao is a commercial film director.

The probability of such a director's first award-winning film winning is naturally not high.

So what about Master Zhang’s “Three Guns”?

Under normal circumstances, films directed by Master Zhang would definitely be favored by many people.

His record in the Big Three is indeed very impressive.

He has also won the Golden Bear and Silver Bear in Berlin, so he made his fortune in Berlin.

This time we are fighting in Berlin again, we naturally have more advantages than others.

Unfortunately, however, almost no one is optimistic about "Three Guns" this time, after all, this movie is really bad.

It's rotten to the core.

How is it possible for Errenzhuan to win the three major awards in Europe?

Throughout the entire circle, the voices calling for Master Zhang to win the award were not even as loud as those of Ning Hao, who was vying for the award for the first time!

I can only say that Ning Hao is a really lucky guy, he has everything going for him.

The only significance of Zhang Guoshi's "Three Guns" being shortlisted is that it serves as a stepping stone for Ning Hao.

It's just to hype up Ning Hao.

"Qingzi, No Man's Land is really shortlisted. You really got it right!"

Ning Hao himself was so excited that one could tell how delighted he was just by his voice.

"Brother, your film No Man's Land is so well made, isn't it natural for it to be nominated?"

Zhou Qing complimented Ning Hao with a smile.

"Being nominated is just the beginning. I just don't know if I can win the award in the end."

Although Ning Hao used an uncertain sentence structure, he was actually full of longing.

There is also a sense of pride.

If Qingzi’s movie can win three major awards, so can I!
"Need I say more? Brother will definitely come back with a trophy next month!"

Zhou Qing sent his blessings to Ning Hao in a very determined tone.

"Then I'll borrow your good words!"

Ning Hao happily chatted with Zhou Qing for a while before the two ended the call.

"The star-studded film "October Besieged" has been released across the board, with a total box office of 2.14 million yuan. Director Chen Desen held a celebration banquet."

"The film "October Besieged" grossed 2.14 million yuan at the box office, and the director said in an interview that he was very satisfied."

"The Besieged City, starring Zhen Zidan and Leung Ka Fai, has been released, and another blockbuster with a revenue of over 2 million yuan has been born."

"The Siege of the City in October", which has been released for a month, has completed its theatrical release and has grossed a total of 2.14 million yuan.

To be honest, this box office is actually pretty good. Even in 10, over 2 million is considered a top box office.

But if you consider the high cost of 1.5 million yuan for "The Siege of October", this film is actually a huge loss.

That’s right, even though “The Siege of the City in October” was such a hit, it still lost a lot of money.

These days, directors like Zhou Qing who make a killing with every movie they make are rare. (End of this chapter)