Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

"Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame was a huge hit at the box office, grossing 1980 million on the first day. Huayi has another hit."

"Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame, directed by Xu Ke and starring Liu Dehua, received rave reviews and grossed nearly 2000 million yuan on the first day."

"The rise of Chinese martial arts movies, Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame, exploded the National Day box office with a first-day box office of 1980 million."

On September 9, the martial arts blockbuster "The Mystery of the Phantom Flame" which attracted much attention in the circle was released, and the results were quite impressive.

On the first day, it earned 1980 million RMB, just 2000 away from the 20 million mark.

It’s okay to say 2000 million.

This is a really good start and it is no exaggeration to call it a hit.

Looking at the film market over the past 10 years, there are very few films that have higher first-day box office than "Mystery of the Phantom Flame".

Even the "No Man's Land" and "The Man from Nowhere" released by Zhou Qing Pictures, as well as the blockbuster "The Siege of the City in October", did not have as high first-day box office as "Mystery of the Phantom Flame".

"Ip Man 3", which grossed over 2 million yuan, only took in 2000 million yuan on its first day.

It can be said to be on par with "The Phantom Flame".

Counting on my fingers, the only movie that truly surpassed "Mystery of the Phantom Flame" in first-day box office was "Aftershock"!
From the comparison of these data, you can see how impressive the box office of "The Empire of the Phantom Flame" is.

According to preliminary estimates, it would be easy for "The Mystery of the Phantom Flame" to break 2 million at the box office, and it is even possible to break 3 million.

And the possibility is not low!

On the contrary, it is very high.

You should know that the first-day box office of "No Man's Land" and "Ip Man 2" were at the same level, and the total box office of both exceeded 3 million.

Why not "The Empire Strikes Back"?

Huayi was so excited that the mouths of Wang Zhongjun and his brother were almost stretched beyond their ears.

Speaking of the past 10 years, Huayi has really reaped a lot!

The box office of "Aftershock" and "Mystery of the Phantom Flame" are so impressive, and there is also a "If You Are the One 2" to be released during the Lunar New Year holiday.

Even if you think too highly of that movie, you can tell it will be a huge hit.

Won Ma.

This year Huayi can be said to have won the game!
But then I thought again, well, hasn’t Zhou Qing Pictures been like this every year in the past two years?

Every year, there are four or five movies released, and every one of them is a big hit.

Even compared with this year's Huayi and Zhouqing Pictures, there is still a big gap.

When they thought of this, the Wang Zhongjun brothers felt as uncomfortable as if they had eaten a fly.

What's going on?

Huayi has always been a leader among private enterprises in the industry, with a pivotal position and is an iconic giant enterprise.

Especially last year, it was successfully listed and became a well-deserved giant with the largest scale.

It can be said that it has money, people, and a large business, which is unmatched by any other private enterprise.

However, they can’t beat Zhou Qing Pictures?
This made it really difficult for the Wang Zhongjun brother to keep their balance.

As for Zhou Qing, it was naturally impossible for him to know the feelings of the Wang brothers. He didn't even care about the box office of "The Mystery of the Phantom Flame".

Because Zhou Qing is also going to start getting busy.

His film "The Witch" will be released in November. Throughout October, Zhou Qing, as the director, has to lead the main creative team to carry out intensive promotion.

The plan formulated by the publicity and promotion team has already come out, and frankly speaking, the task is quite heavy.

It's either a film screening or a media meeting, then there are various roadshows or fan meetings, basically I have to travel to one city a day.

To make matters worse, Han Sanping had already informed Zhou Qing.

His scenes in "The Founding of a Party" will also start filming in October.

So yes.

Throughout October, in addition to being busy with the promotion of "The Witch", Zhou Qing also had to take time out to join the crew for filming.

Just like when he was filming "The Founding of a Republic", Zhou Qing actually doesn't have many roles in "The Founding of a Party".

This is Cai Hesen during his student days, who discussed with student activists how to save the country. This was the role originally played by Pan Yueming.

There were only a few scenes in total, and they could all be filmed in one day.

But the key issue is that Zhou Qing has to specifically change the original publicity and promotion plan because of this.

This is a little troublesome.

But who told Zhou Qing to agree to Han Sanping in the first place?

No matter how troublesome it is, I have to accept it.

However, the filming of "The Founding of a Party" will start in mid-October. Before that, Zhou Qing can concentrate on the promotion and marketing of "The Witch".

"Director Zhou, this is your fourth collaboration with Yifei, right?"

"Bao Qiang challenges the role of a villain for the first time in "The Witch". What kind of experience is this for you, Bao Qiang?"

"Liying plays the second female lead in "The Witch". Will she feel any pressure to play the role with Yifei?"

The first stop of the roadshow was undoubtedly Beijing, where Zhou Qing brought Liu Yifei, Zhao Liying, Wang Baoqiang and other main creators to appear.

The atmosphere at the scene was quite hot and the overall atmosphere was very enthusiastic.

The audience's response was extremely strong.

This is not difficult to understand. After all, the movie "Witch" does have a lot of buff bonuses.

China's own superhero movie, the fourth collaboration between Zhou Qing and Liu Yifei, Wang Baoqiang's first time playing a villain, Wang Baoqiang's first time acting in an action scene, etc.

The whole place was already so excited before the movie even started.

So what happens after we officially watch the movie?
The entire scene could be said to have exploded directly.

The smooth story, brisk pace, exciting fighting and unexpected twists make it so exciting that you can't stop watching.

"The super-burning fighting scenes in "The Witch" are eye-opening. Liu Yifei transforms into a witch and fights bloody battles."

"The Chinese entertainment industry also has its own superhero movie, and The Witch is coming to the screen with a bang and has received rave reviews."

"Liu Yifei and Wang Baoqiang's life-and-death battle, "The Witch" top-notch visual effects are not to be missed."

Related reports quickly leaked out and immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the circle.

You should know that "The Witch" has already made its presence felt and whetted everyone's appetite since the project was launched.

After all, this is a film written and directed by Zhou Qing, and it is also a superhero movie.

At this moment, with the start of the "Witch" roadshow, more relevant details are revealed, which further arouses everyone's expectations.

It is no exaggeration to say that "The Witch" ranks first on many people's list of must-see movies.

If a certain group has launched an online movie ticket booking service at this time, the number of people who want to watch "The Witch" will definitely be the largest.

In a nutshell, the publicity and promotion effect of "The Witch" is very good.

I wonder how many people can't help but wait for the day when "The Witch" will be released.

Zhou Qing, Liu Yifei, Wang Baoqiang and other main creators were all very happy about this.

"'Beijing Meets Seattle' grossed 3400 million on its first day, setting a record for the highest first-day box office for a romance movie!"

"A new record for domestic love movies has been set, with Beijing Meets Seattle reaching 3400 million on its first day!"

"'Beijing Meets Seattle' exploded at the box office, earning 3400 million on the first day, almost catching up with 'Aftershock'!"

As "The Witch" began to gain momentum, "Beijing Meets Seattle" also began to officially hit theaters.

The first day box office figures were released soon after, which immediately shocked everyone in the industry.

My heart almost burst from the excitement. Are you kidding me? 3400 million!

"Beijing Meets Seattle" is the second collaboration between Zhou Qing and Xue Xiaolu. The script was also written by Zhou Qing. Everyone has long known that this movie will definitely be a hit.

The box office won't be bad no matter what.

But even so, no one could have expected the box office to be so high.

It actually broke through the 3000 million mark!
No one dared to believe it.

You have to know that this is the 3000 million mark, not 2000 million.

Looking at the entire history of Chinese entertainment films and counting all the films, only "Source Code" and "Aftershock" have achieved this achievement.

"Beijing Meets Seattle" is the third part!

burst.

It's so fucking explosive.

No one could believe that the box office of "Beijing Meets Seattle" would explode to such an extent.

If we speculate based on the first day's box office, wouldn't the total box office of "Beijing Meets Seattle" be around 600 to 700 million?

hiss!
Following "Source Code" and "Aftershock", will Chinese-language films have another 6 million+ level blockbuster?
Countless people gasped.

How could a low-budget romance film be so good?
The male lead Zu Feng and the female lead Yang Rong are not celebrities, and the whole film is just an everyday scene without any scenes or special effects.

The cost was at most 6 or million, but in the end, you were able to get a box office of over million?
This is no longer a joke, it's an international joke!

Everyone in the circle felt that their brains were about to explode.

Especially Huayi.

A while ago, they were still gloating over the 2000 million first-day box office of "Mystery of the Phantom Flame".

As a result, when we look back, "Beijing Meets Seattle" blew it into pieces.

The first day box office was more than half higher!

Got crushed directly!

Considering the high cost of 1.3 million yuan for "The Mystery of the Phantom Flame", the Wang brothers found it even harder to laugh.

I even wanted to cry a little bit.

There is no way. Compared with director Zhou Qing, "The Phantom Flame" cannot be called a success at all.

It really makes people unhappy.

"Teacher Xue is going to heaven."

Not only people in the circle, but also Liu Yifei who was promoting "The Witch" was stunned.

I was completely dumbfounded.

This is another Huayu movie with a high probability of breaking the 6 million box office!

Even Liu Yifei didn't expect this.

"I should have told Teacher Xue earlier. I can play the role of the mistress."

Liu Yifei then couldn't help but speak with envy and jealousy.

Even she couldn't remain calm when watching a movie like this.

"Sissi, you were only 22 years old last year. Do you think it's appropriate for you to play a pregnant woman?"

Zhou Qing couldn't help but shook his head and laughed.

If the role really suits Liu Yifei, she would have chosen it without him saying anything.

Can such a hot-selling product be sold to outsiders for free?

The key is that Liu Yifei is really not suitable, and the same goes for Zhao Liying, they are all too young.

So Yang Rong had to get the advantage.

"Why is it inappropriate? There are plenty of people who get pregnant at the age of 22."

Liu Yifei still felt very regretful and refuted Zhou Qing with convincing arguments.

Zhou Qing didn't have the heart to expose Liu Yifei.

He is not saying that it is too early for a girl to get pregnant at the age of 22. After all, the legal age for marriage for girls is 20.

Indeed, many people get pregnant at this age.

But as far as Liu Yifei's acting skills are concerned, she simply can't play the role of a pregnant woman well.

It's not just Liu Yifei. Most girls of this age in the circle probably can't play pregnant women well, right?
"Don't feel sorry, our "Witch" will definitely have a higher box office than Teacher Xue's movie!"

Zhou Qing changed the subject and said this to Liu Yifei with great confidence.

The girl was immediately greatly comforted.

that's true!
Judging from the current publicity effects, the public response to "The Witch" can be described as enthusiastic.

Everyone believes that the box office of "The Witch" will definitely set a new record and surpass "Source Code" in one fell swoop.

It is natural that it will surpass Xue Xiaolu's "Beijing Meets Seattle".

"Director Zhou, everyone, it's almost time."

After chatting for a while backstage, the staff came over and started to remind us that the official roadshow was about to begin.

Zhou Qing and Liu Yifei and others cheered themselves up and continued to devote themselves to the latest promotion.

"The 30th Popular Film Hundred Flowers Awards ceremony came to an end, and "The Founding of a Republic" won the Best Film Award."

On October 10, this year's Hundred Flowers Awards ceremony was successfully held in Jiangyin, setting a precedent for the Hundred Flowers Awards to be held in a prefecture-level city.

Of course, it doesn’t matter where it is held. What’s important is the list of winners, and this is what the circle pays most attention to.

As expected, "Founding of a Republic" won the Best Picture Award, while Feng Xiaogang won the Best Director Award for "If You Are the One".

It can be regarded as a significant addition to Feng Xiaogang's career.

After all, for Feng Xiaogang, who rarely wins awards, the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Director is of great significance.

In addition, the previous award-winning favorite "The Siege of the City in October" actually failed to win any awards and was a runner-up throughout the whole process, which was unexpected to many people.

What about the movies produced by Zhou Qing Pictures?

"Beijing Meets Seattle" is similar to "October Besieged". It received many nominations but no awards, becoming cannon fodder that was ruthlessly crushed by other films.

On the contrary, Ning Hao's "No Man's Land" won the Best Supporting Actor award.

Although it is not a big award, it is a consolation for both Ning Hao and Huang Bo.

"I'm very happy, another trophy."

Huang Bo also took a photo and posted it on Weibo. The smile on his face was extremely bright.

Now that he has won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, for an actor, Huang Bo can be said to have cleared all the Hundred Flowers Awards.

"Congratulations, Brother Bo! With his acting skills, he deserves the title of Best Supporting Actor!"

"Congratulations, Brother Bo, for winning another trophy!"

"Congratulations!"

Huang Bo is now a top star with many fans.

As soon as the Weibo post was released, many fans immediately forwarded and commented on it, making it quite lively.

The smile on Huang Bo's face became even brighter. (End of this chapter)