Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

"The Beijing Meets Seattle directed by Xue Xiaolu is on the roadshow in Beijing, and the warm-hearted Zu Feng shares his love experience."

"Zhou Qing Pictures' latest masterpiece, Beijing Meets Seattle, will meet you on National Day. See you there."

"'Beijing Meets Seattle' is a highly acclaimed film, featuring a transnational romance between Zu Feng and Yang Rong."

Since entering September, "Beijing Meets Seattle" has started its promotion in full swing.

As Xue Xiaolu's second novel, it has attracted a lot of attention in the circle.

After all, Xue Xiaolu's "Love Is Not Blind" really achieved very good results.

The behind-the-scenes team of this "Beijing Meets Seattle" is also quite luxurious.

It is still directed and written by Zhou Qing and produced by Zhou Qing Pictures.

So yes, the combination of Zhou Qing's golden signboard and 2 million club director Xue Xiaolu is a powerful combination, how can it not arouse everyone's expectations?

A large number of fans are already impatiently waiting to see it on the big screen.

As for those colleagues in the circle?

Everyone knows that another hit will be born during the National Day holiday.

Xue Xiaolu’s debut film managed to earn 2 million yuan at the box office, so wouldn’t her second film be even more impressive?
A starting point of 2 million, 3 million or even 4 million is possible?

In any case, this must be another super beast!
In addition to Xue Xiaolu's "Beijing Meets Seattle", the other two blockbusters are also in full swing and have made their presence felt.

In terms of the lineup in front of and behind the scenes, it is no worse than "Beijing Meets Seattle".

Its attention, exposure, etc., can compete with "Beijing Meets Seattle" in all aspects.

Which two blockbusters?
One is "Under the Hawthorn Tree" which was released on September 9.

This is Master Zhang's return to the art film track after the flop of "Three Guns", and it is considered Master Zhang's forte.

The circle is generally optimistic about it.

However, considering the nature of art films themselves, the box office potential of "Under the Hawthorn Tree" is actually extremely limited.

Although everyone is paying attention to it, they are still relatively cautious about its box office expectations.

Not many people believe that the box office of "Under the Hawthorn Tree" can surpass "Beijing Meets Seattle".

Mainstream public opinion generally believes that the box office of "Beijing Meets Seattle" will be higher.

After all, not every big director can make more than 2 million yuan at the box office by making art films like Director Zhou.

Even Master Zhang has never done such a thing.

As for the other one, it is the blockbuster masterpiece "Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame" launched by Huayi.

The film was released on September 9 and is the work of the famous director Xu Ke. It brings together a large number of stars including Liu Dehua, Liu Jialing, Liang Jiahui, Li Bingbing and Deng Chao.

In terms of the lineup, it is definitely the top one.

As long as the movie is decent, the box office can't be too bad.

So yes, the two most important Chinese-language films in the entire National Day holiday are "Beijing Meets Seattle" and "The Phantom Flame" .

As for which of these two films will have a higher box office, various media outlets have been hyping it up.

Netizens also talked about it.

There are many people who support "Beijing Meets Seattle", and there are also many people who are optimistic about "The Empire Strikes Back".

So what about Zhou Qing?
Of course, I am more optimistic about Xue Xiaolu's "Beijing Meets Seattle".

It’s not because this film was produced by himself, but because as a reborn person, Zhou Qing is very clear about the box office potential of these two films.

"The Empire of the Phantom Flame" earned a total of 2.9 million yuan in the original time and space, which is indeed a very impressive result.

But it is still slightly inferior to "Beijing Meets Seattle".

The film was released in 13, on a less popular date like March 3, and it still earned a huge box office of 21 million yuan.

Even if we remove the three-year time difference, the box office will shrink to a certain extent, but how much can it shrink?

Not to mention Zhou Qing's golden signboard.

So considering all these factors, Zhou Qing felt that it was not difficult to surpass "The Empire of the Phantom Flame".

Anyway, he has no pressure on the box office at all. After returning from Venice, he is busy and has fun. Apart from work, he just relaxes with Liu Yifei. It is so relaxing and comfortable.

I went to see movies, but at the current time, there weren't really any movies that were particularly appealing.

The two happily went to watch Nolan's commercial blockbuster "Inception".

But after watching it, Liu Yifei was not very happy.

No, I just don't quite understand it.

"Brain-burning, really brain-burning, this is what you call 'brain-burning', right?"

Liu Yifei walked out holding Zhou Qing's arm while rubbing her head.

Until now the girl still hasn't sorted out her thoughts. What dream within a dream, dream within a dream within a dream, dream within a dream within a dream.

So in the end, how many levels of dreams did the protagonists enter?

"It's really a bit brain-burning. Even I used 1% of my brainpower."

Zhou Qing nodded seriously and pretended to be nice in front of Liu Yifei.

But what I got in return was a big eye roll from the girl.

"What do you think of this film?"

Zhou Qing began to discuss the movie with Liu Yifei with great interest.

“Although I didn’t quite understand it, I thought it was pretty cool. I’ve never seen a movie with this theme before.”

Liu Yifei nodded heavily and gave high praise to "Inception".

It cannot be said that domestic films are inferior to this film or cannot produce something like this, but in terms of subject matter and diversity, it is indeed something that mainland films cannot catch up with.

Be it movies or TV series in the mainland, they are all the same over and over again, and they have become a mess.

There's hardly anything new.

But Hollywood movies are different.

The endless creativity and various amazing ideas are truly eye-opening.

"Yeah, it's a pity."

Zhou Qing shook his head subconsciously and sighed in his heart.

What's a pity?
It's a pity that as a reborn person, he couldn't copy a movie like "Inception".

It’s not that Zhou Qing hasn’t had this idea, but reality doesn’t allow it.

You should know that Nolan had the idea of ​​"Inception" when he was 16 years old, but at that time he wanted to make this idea into a horror movie.

After a long period of polishing, the story was finally completed in 02, the year Zhou Qing was reborn.

So yes, Zhou Qing was reborn a little late.

It's just a pity to miss it.

It is precisely because of this that Zhou Qing began to intensify his efforts to "plagiarize" various classic movie scripts in the following period of time.

And he instructed Director Yang to register with the trade union.

Even if you can't take the photo for the time being, at least you should occupy the spot first, right?
"Aoko."

"Senior brother."

Ning Hao appeared in Zhou Qing's office again, and the two sides naturally exchanged warm greetings, needless to say.

"What are you busy with recently, brother? Do you have any plans for a new film?"

Both of them are well-known directors in the industry, so they naturally talked about this topic. "Your sister is working on a script. This time I plan to change the style and shoot a road love comedy."

Ning Hao and Zhou Qing had a special relationship, so Ning Hao revealed a little bit of the information to Zhou Qing.

A road love comedy?

Isn’t this “Lost in Thailand”?

Zhou Qing reacted in one second.

It seems that my previous criticism was correct. After "No Man's Land" was released normally, "The Golden Heist" is really gone.

But this is actually better. After all, the box office of "The Golden Robbery" is really far behind that of "Lost in Thailand".

"It sounds like a very interesting topic. Can you tell me more about it?"

Zhou Qing continued to learn more about it with great interest.

It was finally confirmed that Ning Hao’s new film was indeed "Lost in Thailand".

"By the way, Qingzi, I have a plan. Like you, I want to set up a proper company."

"I've already thought of a name, Bad Monkey Pictures, what do you think?"

The two sides chatted about Ning Hao's new film for a while, and then the other party told Zhou Qing this news.

"Bad Monkey? This name is very unique."

As a reborn person, Zhou Qing was not surprised by this and just smiled as if nothing had happened.

However, if you calculate the time, the establishment of Bad Monkey this time is 2 years earlier than in the original time and space.

Of course this is normal. After all, with Zhou Qing's intervention, Ning Hao during this period of time is much more successful than before.

"Under the Hawthorn Tree" was released, the pure love moved the audience, and the box office revenue on the first day was 728 million."

"Master Zhang's new film Under the Hawthorn Tree grossed 728 million yuan on its first day, and its good reputation sparked enthusiasm for watching the film."

On September 9, the much-anticipated art film "Under the Hawthorn Tree" by Zhang Guoshi was finally released.

The first day box office came out quickly, and to be honest, it was very good.

Although it only grossed 728 million, don't forget that "Under the Hawthorn Tree" is an art film, not a commercial film.

What's more, it is not a holiday now. When the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays come, the box office of "Under the Hawthorn Tree" will definitely usher in an explosion.

Overall, the total box office of "Under the Hawthorn Tree" is still worth looking forward to.

I dare not say how high it is, but it is very easy to exceed 100 million.

Nowadays, an art film with a box office of over 100 million is actually quite remarkable.

Looking at the entire history of Chinese entertainment films, they can be counted on one hand.

All we can say is that Master Zhang is still Master Zhang. Even though he failed once in "Three Guns", he still has real skills.

"The list of nominees for the 30th Popular Hundred Flowers Awards has been announced, and The Founding of a Republic is the favorite to win."

The list of nominees for the Hundred Flowers Awards was announced shortly afterwards, and it can only be said that the results did not surprise everyone in the industry.

The parody movie "Founding of a Republic" has become the undisputed number one seed.

He was nominated for all the important awards such as Best Director, Best Picture, and Best Actor.

There is also Chen Desen's "The Besieged City in October", a star-studded blockbuster that is as eye-catching as "The Founding of a Republic".

Not to mention the numerous nominated awards, important awards such as Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress are also included.

Its popularity is second only to "The Founding of a Republic", and is the same as "Beijing Meets Seattle" produced by Zhou Qing Pictures.

That’s right, “Beijing Meets Seattle” has also been registered for the Hundred Flowers Awards, and the nominations are quite good.

There are a total of 6 nominations including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress.

But to be honest, Zhou Qing is not optimistic about the subject matter and the final product of "Beijing Meets Seattle".

There is a high possibility of becoming a runner-up.

After all, the film's award-winning potential is indeed very limited.

In the original time and space, "Beijing Meets Seattle" had no success at the Baihua Awards.

Another one is Ning Hao's "No Man's Land".

This film has been shortlisted for the main competition unit in Berlin, so it is naturally a favorite to win the Hundred Flowers Awards.

It received a total of five nominations including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor.

As for this movie, Zhou Qing thinks it is still worth looking forward to.

“I hope I can win another award this time.”

Huang Bo couldn't help but mutter in front of Zhou Qing and others.

The supporting role of the killer he played in "No Man's Land" was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.

"With your ability, Old Huang, isn't it more than enough for you to win the Best Supporting Actor award?"

Zhu Yawen praised Huang Bo and gave him his best wishes.

The same was true for others, who all praised Huang Bo.

However, Huang Bo kept waving his hands, having no idea at all.

You should know that Huang Bo has two strong opponents this time, Li Youbin in "Earth-Shattering" and Feng Yuanzheng in "If You Are the One".

Not to mention, the style of the Hundred Flowers Awards in the past two years has been getting closer and closer to the Golden Rooster Awards.

Until the final grand prize is announced, no one knows what the final result will be.

"Director Zhou, the finished film of Hypnotist is out."

Amid the hustle and bustle, Lu Yang knocked on Zhou Qing's office door and told him the good news.

Everyone, including Zhou Qing, was cheered up.

Especially the leading actor Huang Bo, his eyes lit up instantly.

This is another masterpiece in which he plays the leading role!
Huang Bo had high hopes for him.

"Finally it's out."

Zhou Qing was also full of expectations.

What is the quality of this brand new version of "Hypnotist"?
He was also very curious.

There was no extra talk at the moment. Everyone simply finished their work and went to watch the movie.

"Excellent, very excellent. Director Lu has made another good film."

"Lao Huang's acting is also very good. This movie will definitely be a hit."

The one and a half hour film did not feel long at all and everyone gave it high praise.

It is definitely not deliberate commercial bragging because of colleagues, but an affirmation that comes from the heart.

"Hypnotist" is indeed well made.

Even Zhou Qing couldn't help but nod secretly.

After the actual practice of "Heart Labyrinth", Lu Yang's "Hypnotist" has become much more mature and smoother in all aspects.

Coupled with the solid script, "Hypnotist" is definitely a fine film.

Judging from Zhou Qing's professional vision, combined with its original market potential.

Zhou Qing believes that the box office of "Hypnotist" will definitely be good. (End of this chapter)