Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

"This plagiarist is really restless again."

Zhou Qing, the time traveler, has also been paying attention to the developments of Yu Moumou.

Seeing that the other party had performed the exact same operation again, he couldn't help but curl his lips and sneer.

Dogs can’t stop eating shit!

But it doesn't matter.

Because he knew in advance about Yu's disgusting actions, Zhou Qing has been on guard against them since he started to take charge of "Startling by Each Step".

Not only did they adopt the strategy of strict confidentiality in the early stages, but they also went all out in the later stages to prevent copycats from keeping up with the pace.

They also constantly promote the show as "the first TV series set in the Qing Dynasty" and stick this label on "Startling by Each Step".

There was no other way, Zhou Qing had to do this, he couldn't give anyone any loopholes to exploit.

You have to know that in the original time and space, it was "Startling by Each Step" that was first planned and produced, but in the end the first TV series on this theme became "Palace".

It's just an international joke.

It just so happened that "Palace" was broadcast first, and the majority of netizens who did not know the truth actually accepted Yu's statement.

Later, even if "Startling by Each Step" tried to clarify, it was of no use and they could only swallow the loss in silence.

Even any clarification and explanation is just hype for "Palace".

It really makes the sugar man feel sick.

Since Zhou Qing knew all this in advance, he would of course try to avoid being disgusted again.

Although Yu Moumou has plagiarized as expected, he can only be the second best.

As for speaking out to condemn someone, or even suing someone, or any other measures to protect your rights?

Zhou Qing never thought about it.

You have to know that the other party is thicker than a city wall. It was useless even if Aunt Qiong took the other party to court, let alone the producer of "Startling by Each Step"?
Any move in this regard will contribute to the popularity of "Palace".

So the best way to deal with it is to pretend you didn't see it and ignore it.

Zhou Qing just made a decision silently in his heart that he must supervise the filming of "Startling by Each Step", do the post-production as soon as possible after the filming, and talk to the TV station as soon as possible.

It has to be aired before "Palace" no matter what, that's all!

However, at the moment, the progress of "Startling by Each Step" is much ahead of "Palace". Zhou Qing believes that it will not be difficult for "Startling by Each Step" to be broadcast first.

"Sissi, what are you looking at?"

When Zhou Qing took a break from his busy schedule, he went to visit Liu Yifei and saw a pile of "documents" placed in a mess in front of the girl.

He was also holding a "document" in his hand and was reading it with relish.

Zhou Qing guessed that it should be a script.

You have to know that this girl is now a top-tier celebrity, and I don’t know how many film contracts she receives every day.

"You've come just in time, Zhou Qing, come and help me take a look."

When the girl saw Zhou Qing coming, she waved to him excitedly.

"What are you looking at? You just finished filming 'The Witch'. There's no need to be in such a hurry to take on a new role, right?"

Zhou Qing sat down next to Liu Yifei with a nonchalant look.

"Take a look first. I haven't said I'll take it. Besides, even if I really want to take it, it won't be filmed right away. Can you help me take a look at this script first?"

Liu Yifei was still in high spirits and enthusiastically slapped the script in her hand in front of Zhou Qing.

It can be seen that the girl is quite satisfied with this script.

"That's fine."

Zhou Qing picked up the script curiously and took a look at it.

"A Chinese Ghost Story".

Zhou Qing's heart immediately moved and he realized what movie this was.

I casually flipped through the text of the script and it further confirmed my guess.

This is the version of "A Chinese Ghost Story" starring Liu Yifei and Gu Tianle in the original time and space.

With an investment of 3800 million yuan, the box office reached 1.44 million yuan. Judging from the data, it can only be said to be barely acceptable. The key point is that the word of mouth is terrible.

The rating is only a pitiful 5.5 points, it is a complete bad movie.

In Zhou Qing's opinion, there was naturally no need to answer it.

"What's that expression on your face? Is this book bad?"

Liu Yifei and Zhou Qing have been together for such a long time that she knows Zhou Qing very well.

As soon as he saw Zhou Qing's reaction, he immediately guessed something.

"This script is really not that good. If we find a reliable director, it can probably get more than 5 points. If the director is unreliable, it may even get less than 5 points."

Zhou Qing did not hide anything from Liu Yifei and told her the truth.

"Ah!? Is this book so bad?"

Liu Yifei was very surprised. She had been reading the book with great interest before and thought it was a very good book.

However, Zhou Qing gave this evaluation.

However, compared to her own judgment, the girl definitely trusts Zhou Qing's judgment more.

After all, Zhou Qing is one of the top directors and screenwriters in the industry.

"Do you think it's so easy to find a good script? For any actor, a good script is something you can only come across by chance."

Zhou Qing spread his hands to Liu Yifei.

"Forget it then. I'd better take a good rest first."

Liu Yifei made this decision without much hesitation.

"Director Zhou."

I went to the post-production department and found that the post-production of "The Witch" has been almost completed.

In fact, some regular shots have been completed, and the most important thing is the special effects shots and some finishing work.

As long as the special effects shots are completed, the post-production of "The Witch" can be completed within three days.

Zhou Qing communicated with the special effects team and learned a rough progress.

The special effects shots will take about a week.

Zhou Qing knew what was going on.

May has just ended and the finished film of "The Witch" will be released around June 5th.

Another thing is Zhou Qing’s script plan.

"No Mercy" was only half completed in May, and it will take about 5 days to complete.

It just happened to coincide with the release of the film "The Witch".

After that, Zhou Qing planned to make "Painted Skin 2".

However, "Painted Skin 2" is a little bit troublesome. The movie only has a pitiful score of 6.1 on Baidu, which is barely above the passing line.

To say it's a bad movie is no exaggeration.

There are definitely many areas that Zhou Qing needs to improve.

However, by then, the work on "The Witch" would most likely be completed, and Zhou Qing could devote all his time to writing the script.

On the contrary, the progress can be much faster.

Of course, these are all things that happened later.

For the entire Zhou Qing Pictures, the most important thing in June is only one thing: the release of "The Man from Nowhere".

"Director Zhou, what do you think the box office of The Man from Nowhere will be?"

"I don't ask for it to be better than Lu Yang's "Heart Labyrinth", but at least it can't be too bad, right?"

Although he was full of confidence when he was promoting the film last month, when the day of the film's release came, Wu Jing immediately became nervous.

"Don't worry, the box office of The Man from Nowhere will be bad."

Zhou Qing patted Wu Jing on the shoulder and spoke to him in a very affirmative tone.

Wu Jing was immediately greatly comforted, but it was impossible for him to be completely relieved.

After the movie was released, I was eagerly waiting for the first day box office to come out. I couldn't even eat.

"Congratulations, Director Zhou. Your company has produced another hit. The first-day box office of 'The Man from Nowhere' was 1700 million."

It was not until China Film Group provided specific data that Wu Jing finally put his mind at ease.

"1700 million! Director Zhou, it's 1700 million! Did I hear it right?"

Wu Jing clenched his fists tightly and kept yelling in front of Zhou Qing.

His face was flushed so red that his blood vessels seemed to be about to burst.

This shows how excited he was.

It's impossible not to be excited. God knows how much pressure Wu Jing was under for this movie.

Because this movie is really a work that can change his destiny.

Success or failure has a great impact on Wu Jing. He cares more and is more nervous than anyone else in Zhou Qing Pictures.

It's really like a candidate waiting for the results to be announced after the college entrance examination. It's not an exaggeration at all.

Now that "The Man from Nowhere" has such a good box office on the first day, it means that Wu Jing has completely turned things around.

He is no longer the flop actor and director of the past, nor is he the obscure celebrity who has been in the dark for five years and made Wu Jing doubt his life.

Turn over!

We really turned things around.

"Yes, Wu Jing, 1700 million, congratulations, you have directed a hit movie."

Zhou Qing understood Wu Jing's feelings very well and immediately gave him his heartfelt congratulations.

"Wu Jing, no, it's Director Wu, congratulations."

"Come on Director Wu, hug your thigh."

Others also sent their congratulations to Wu Jing, and Wu Jing laughed so hard that his mouth almost reached his ears.

"Wu Jing's new film "The Man from Nowhere" was released, grossing 1700 million on the first day!"

"Another hit movie released by Zhou Qing Pictures! The Man from Nowhere earned 1700 million at the box office on its first day of release!"

"The new film by Wu Jing, the director of Wolf Fang, is a huge hit, and the box office of The Man from Nowhere reached 1700 million at its premiere!"

The box office figures were quickly leaked, and immediately made everyone in the industry's hearts start beating wildly.

What the hell, Zhou Qing Pictures really doesn't do anything unless it does something, but once it does it makes people feel so miserable.

The first day box office of "The Man from Nowhere" is so high!
You have to know that even Feng Xiaogang's "If You Are the One" only made 1500 million on the first day.

Of course, If You Are the One was a movie released in 08, and the film market was quite different from what it is now. You could say it’s not a good reference.

But the movie "October Besieged", which was just released last year, had so many big stars, but the box office on the first day was only 1800 million!

So yes, the first day box office of "The Man from Nowhere" can be deservedly called a big hit.

What is more critical?
It's obvious that Wu Jing is a big flop!

As an actor, he played minor roles in the Hong Kong circle for 5 years but failed to make any name for himself. As a director, he made a fortune with the movie "Wolf Tooth".

When Director Zhou signed such a flop, there were actually a lot of doubts in the industry.

I feel like Director Zhou may have made a mistake, or maybe he was too proud.

Everyone is questioning whether such a flopped movie can achieve any success.

I'm afraid it will be a flop like "Wolf Tooth".

But who could have thought that Director Zhou proved with ironclad facts that your uncle is still your uncle.

Director Zhou’s sharp vision is truly unquestionable.

Can you believe that a movie like this, which was a flop, could become a hit again?

Cow ratio!

Director Zhou is really awesome!
Everyone's current feelings towards Zhou Qing, besides envy, jealousy and hatred, is also deep admiration.

So what about Wu Jing?

His eyes turned red with jealousy.

This flop is really lucky. Even though he has failed so badly, he is still appreciated by director Zhou Qing.

Writing the script himself and paying for it himself helped Wu Jing turn around his fate of failure.

Why don't we have that kind of luck?
"The classic Kung Fu movie "Ip Man 2" is about to be released, with Zhao Wenzhuo and Huang Xiaoming joining forces as master and apprentice."

"The sequel to Ip Man, Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster, held a media screening, and the premiere received positive reviews."

"With a comprehensive upgrade in cast and action scenes, Ip Man 2 is even more exciting than Ip Man!"

While "The Man from Nowhere" is a big hit, "Ip Man 2" has also begun its promotion in full swing, after all, it will be released next month.

The popularity of this film is much higher than that of "The Man from Nowhere".

After all, there is the foundation laid by "Ip Man 1", right?

Before "The Man from Nowhere" was actually released, the public had more or less doubts about it.

Then "Ip Man 2" is the exact opposite.

All we have is anticipation!

That's the benefit of a movie series.

Needless to say, the effect of the publicity is great.

Judging from various feedback and data, as long as the quality can keep up, "Ip Man 2" will definitely be another big hit.

"Director Zhou."

There was quite a lot of good news in June.

In addition to the box office success of "The Man from Nowhere" and the great momentum of "Ip Man 2", the finished film of "The Twilight Saga 3" has also been released.

Director Yang called specifically to report and discuss with Zhou Qing about going to see the film.

"Director Yang, go contact someone."

However, after some hesitation, Zhou Qing gave Director Yang another task.

"Who is it, Director Zhou, tell me."

Director Yang certainly wouldn't have any objections, so he immediately straightened his face and asked.

“A director called Alfonso Cuarón.”

Zhou Qing said to Director Yang in a deep voice.

"Alfonso Cuarón?"

Director Yang tilted his head and thought about the name carefully, but after thinking for a long time, he still couldn't remember who this person was.

However, Director Yang also knew that since Director Zhou specifically asked for this person, the other party must be no ordinary person.

Director Yang could be said to have remembered the name immediately.

"He probably has a movie on the shelf called Gravity."

"I plan to invest in this movie. You can talk to him first. If necessary, I can meet him in person."

"I'll wait for your news for a few days, and then I'll confirm the time to go to the cinema."

Zhou Qing gave Director Yang another order like this.

That’s right, Zhou Qi has indeed set his sights on the classic movie “Gravity” this time.

Now that Crown Pictures has established a firm foothold in Hollywood through the two "Twilight" films, subsequent expansion should naturally be put on the agenda.

Zhou Qing is not satisfied with just making movies adapted from novels.

To put it bluntly, no matter how high the box office of such a movie is, it is still a bit not presentable.

After all, if there weren't a huge number of book fans supporting it, who knows what the box office would be like in the end.

Especially the "Twilight" series, which actually has a very bad reputation in the circle.

Then it is inevitable that he will continue to make other successful films.

"Gravity" is the high-quality film project carefully selected by Zhou Qing.

The film was released in 13 and grossed 2.75 million US dollars in North America and 7.23 million US dollars worldwide, which is still very impressive.

Even when it was released in mainland China, it achieved a good result of 4.3 million RMB.

This is just a commercial achievement. What is even more rare is that the film has also achieved great success artistically.

It received 10 nominations at the Oscars and ultimately won five awards including the Best Director Award.

It can be said that like "Life of Pi", it is a super hit that has achieved both box office success and good reputation.

How could Zhou Qing miss it?
If Alfonso Cuarón hadn't come up with the idea for this film in 07, Zhou Qing would have wanted to make it himself.

The 06 film Children of Men was a box office flop, causing the director Alfonso Cuarón to be shunned by investors for a while, and he was unable to find investment for his new film.

So Alfonso Cuarón had to change his thinking and decided to "write something without any technical content first" as a transition.

But the result was not much better, after all, "Children of Men" was indeed a terrible flop.

In addition, the budget of "Gravity" is not low, as high as 1 million US dollars.

Coupled with technical limitations, the film was also quite difficult to make, so it was shelved for several years.

Taking all the circumstances into consideration, it was a good time for Zhou Qing to take action.

"Understood, Director Zhou, leave it to me!"

Director Yang didn't ask any more questions, but responded immediately and quickly started to move forward with the matter. (End of this chapter)