Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

Speaking of October, there was quite a lot of news in the circle.

In addition to the final results of the Hundred Flowers Awards, the nomination list for the 47th Golden Horse Awards was also announced.

The most popular one among them is the movie "When Love Comes" from Taiwan, which received 13 nominations.

However, the only heavyweight awards are Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor and Actress, while the other awards are just minor ones.

But even so, "When Love Comes" has impressed many people.

After all, this is extremely rare in the history of the Golden Horse Awards.

You have to know that "Infernal Affairs" was so powerful and had extraordinary significance, but it was only nominated for 12 awards.

This time, Taiwanese movies are really on fire.

So which movie is the second most handsome guy in?
It is undoubtedly Zhou Qing's "Source Code".

As a low-cost science fiction blockbuster, the film also has a different meaning.

Like Infernal Affairs, both received 12 nominations.

Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actor, etc., all the heavyweight nominations are available.

Although it received one less nomination than "When Love Comes", "Source Code" is the undisputed number one favorite.

In addition, Chen Desen's "October Besieged City" also has 10 nominations and is also one of the seed players for this year's Golden Horse Awards.

So what about the other films produced by Zhou Qing Pictures?

The situation is not as optimistic as that of the Hundred Flowers Awards.

"No Man's Land" has 5 nominations, which seems like a lot, but it's not even an important nomination.

They are all insignificant small awards such as Best Editing, Best Original Music, etc.

As for Xue Xiaolu’s “Beijing Meets Seattle”?
Sorry, no nominations.

So yes, among all the works of Zhou Qing Films at this year's Golden Horse Awards, "Source Code" can be said to be a standout.

"Master Zhang's new film, Under the Hawthorn Tree, has concluded with a perfect ending, with a total box office of 1.46 million yuan, and has achieved great success in both box office and reputation."

"Under the Hawthorn Tree" has been completely withdrawn from theaters, with a total box office of 1.46 million yuan, setting a new record for Zhang Guoshi's art films."

"1.46 million! The box office of Under the Hawthorn Tree surpassed A Single Man's Journey, becoming the highest-grossing art film by Zhang Guoshi."

On the same day as the Hundred Flowers Awards ceremony, Zhang Guoshi's "Under the Hawthorn Tree" also ended its theatrical release period.

Overall, the total box office met the expectations of the industry, easily breaking the 1.5 million mark, but ultimately stopped at million.

2 million or something like that is even further away.

So yes, so far, the record holder for the highest box office for domestic art films is still Zhou Qing's "Whiplash."

But this is compared with Zhou Qing.

Compared with other people in the industry, the box office of "Under the Hawthorn Tree" is actually very high.

It is beyond the reach of many people.

After all, what cannot be ignored is that "Under the Hawthorn Tree" is just an art film, not a commercial film!

What cannot be ignored is that even for a commercial film, a box office revenue of over 100 million is definitely a high one.

Judging from the data, "Under the Hawthorn Tree" is undoubtedly a huge success.

The success helped Master Zhang regain a lot of face he lost in "Three Guns".

Master Zhang was very pleased with this, and his old partner Zhang Weiping was also very pleased.

The two began ambitiously preparing for Master Zhang's most ambitious work, "The Flowers of War".

"Director Zhou!"

"Director Han!"

The roadshow of "The Witch" came to Zhejiang Province, which was the result of Zhou Qing's adjustment based on the shooting plan of "The Founding of a Party".

Because during this period of time, "The Founding of a Party" was being filmed at Hengdian World Studios.

After Zhou Qing finished the roadshow of "The Witch", he contacted Han Sanping immediately.

After a brief communication between the two parties, Zhou Qing met up with Han Sanping on the crew early the next morning.

"I know you're busy promoting 'The Witch'. I've prepared everything here and I promise you'll be able to finish filming this morning."

Han Sanping exchanged warm greetings with Zhou Qing and then made a solemn promise to Zhou Qing.

"Yifei and Baoqiang are on the roadshow, so it doesn't matter if I'm missing one show. The most important thing now is that I have to perform well in Director Han's play."

Zhou Qing waved his hand nonchalantly and made some polite remarks.

"I'm not worried about that. You're the winner of the Cannes Film Festival!"

Han Sanping couldn't help but laugh beside Zhou Qing.

As for Cai Hesen’s scenes, Han Sanping felt that Zhou Qing might be able to pass it in just one take.

You have to know that Liu Ye, who acted with Zhou Qing, is also a movie emperor and his professional ability is also very strong.

"Students, we should go to Beijing to petition and oppose the restoration!"

"I don't understand."

"What's there to not understand? The Provisional Congress gave the presidency to Yuan Shikai, which was a huge mistake that will be remembered forever."

"Is China's problem simply because it elected the wrong president?"

"Isn't that the reason?"

Facts have proved that this is indeed the case. Zhou Qing and Liu Ye's acting is so smooth and seamless.

All the performances from beginning to end were done in one take, whether it was the lines, movements, or expressions, every aspect was perfect.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with it.

Even Liu Ye, who is also an award-winning actor, is clearly inferior to Zhou Qing.

Han Sanping and Huang Jianxin nodded repeatedly and were full of praise.

He is worthy of being the Cannes Film Festival Best Actor. His acting skills are amazing!
Thanks to the talented actors, Han Sanping also coordinated the corresponding work in other aspects.

An entire morning was spent focusing on filming the scenes for the minor supporting role of Zhou Qing.

So just as Han Sanping promised, in just over three hours, Zhou Qing’s scenes in "The Founding of a Republic" were all filmed and officially concluded.

Even so, this is because we moved to different filming locations and changed several different looks.

Otherwise, it would be even faster.

"Boss Han, the premiere of The Witch is scheduled for November 11, so you have to be there."

When leaving the crew, Zhou Qing did not forget to extend a special invitation to Han Sanping.

Han Sanping did not hesitate at all and agreed happily.

After all, "The Witch" was also invested by China Film Group, right?

Han Sanping also has high expectations for this movie. He thinks it will not be difficult to surpass "Source Code".

Even since "Avatar" broke the 10 box office record, Han Sanping's ambitions have also risen.

I hope I can make a billion-dollar movie.

"Witch" is the greatest hope!

How could Han Sanping not be there to witness it?
What's more, Huang Jianxin is in charge of "The Founding of a Party", so Han Sanping's absence for a day or two will not be a problem at all.

"Director Zhou."

After several days of roadshows for "The Witch", Director Yang reported something unexpected to Zhou Qing.

There were some problems in the production of Twilight 4 because of problems with another producer, Summit Entertainment. "The brand value and market positioning of Summit Entertainment and Lionsgate are in line with Lionsgate's strategy. Lionsgate has long intended to acquire Summit Entertainment."

"The two parties have been in talks for a long time, but now they have finally entered the substantive stage, and some projects will inevitably be affected."

"However, Twilight is one of Summit Entertainment's most important projects. Even if Summit Entertainment is acquired by Lionsgate, it will not affect the development of Twilight."

"Of course, there will be some delay. If Director Zhou cannot accept it, I will immediately look for a new partner."

Lionsgate to acquire Summit Entertainment?
As a reborn person, Zhou Qing was not surprised by this.

If you think about it carefully, Lionsgate did acquire Summit Entertainment for US$12 million in January 1.

However, the "Summit Entertainment" brand has not disappeared and still exists.

Lionsgate will be involved in the production and distribution of films under the two brands of "Lionsgate" and "Summit Entertainment".

Strictly speaking, it will not have any substantial impact on the production of "Twilight 4".

Or the only impact is that it will delay some progress.

However, after some consideration, Zhou Qing felt that this was not a big problem. It was just a matter of one year earlier or later.

no big deal.

Zhou Qing does not want to easily change the team of the "Twilight" series.

What's more, Crown Pictures will have "Gravity" to produce next year.

Zhou Qing attaches much more importance to this movie than "Twilight 4".

Of course, given the current size of Crown Pictures, it would be a waste to only produce one movie a year.

Especially as Zhou Qing is a reborn person, he has so many good scripts in his mind.

So after some thought, Zhou Qing gave Director Yang another task.

"Let's put Twilight 4 on hold until the dust settles with Summit Entertainment."

"Before that, besides Gravity, develop another movie. I will send you the script later."

"I won't ask about other issues, just keep an eye on it, but as for the director, my best choice is Luc Besson."

There is no doubt that the movie that Zhou Qing asked Director Yang to produce is the classic science fiction movie "Lucy".

As mentioned earlier, the film cost only US$4000 million, but it grossed a whopping US$4.63 million worldwide.

This is a perfect example of making a small investment to gain a big return, and there is no way Zhou Qing would miss it.

And who is the key figure behind this box office miracle?
Of course it is the internationally renowned top director Luc Besson.

So Zhou Qing specifically asked Luc Besson to direct the film.

Zhou Qing believed that as long as the great director was in place, everything else would fall into place naturally and he wouldn't have to worry about anything.

"Understood, Director Zhou."

Director Yang naturally had no problem with it and agreed without hesitation.

"Shooting of Wu Jing's second feature film, "No Mercy for Killing", which he directed and acted in, has started, with Wang Baoqiang facing off against Wu Jing."

“Following The Man from Nowhere, Wu Jing brings us his new masterpiece, Unforgiven.”

"Screening of Unforgiven, written by Zhou Qing and directed by Wu Jing, has started. Wu Jing said the film will surpass The Man from Nowhere in all aspects."

Zhou Qing was very busy, and Wu Jing was also not idle.

At the end of October, the filming of "No Mercy", which he had been preparing for a long time, finally started.

Different from the fact that "The Man from Nowhere" faced a lot of doubts when it started filming, the filming of "No Mercy" was only taken seriously in the industry.

After all, Wu Jing became famous with "The Man from Lonely Planet", which earned a box office of 2.68 million yuan.

He transformed himself from a flop director to a top director in the 2 million club.

Who dares to look down on it?

Not to mention, "No Mercy" is also the work of director and screenwriter Zhou Qing!

It's exactly the same as "The Man from Nowhere".

So everyone in the industry understands that there is a high probability that "No Mercy" will be another blockbuster with a budget of over 2 million yuan?
"Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame exploded at the box office with 2.9 million yuan, making it Xu Ke's highest-grossing work in mainland China."

"'Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame' directed by Xu Ke closed with a box office of 2.9 million yuan, and Xu Ke held a celebration banquet."

"Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame surpassed Under the Hawthorn Tree and earned 2.9 million yuan at the box office."

On October 10, Huayi's "Mystery of the Phantom Flame" was completely taken off the screen, with a total box office of 29 million yuan.

It’s just one step away from breaking the 3 million mark.

This result is undoubtedly extremely impressive, and even in Huayi's "career", it is one of the top hits.

Apart from "Aftershock" and "If You Are the One", there has never been another movie with such a high box office.

If this isn't a hit, then what other movies can be considered a hit?
At Huayi’s year-end summary meeting, it is definitely worth writing about and paying special attention to.

It's just a pity.

The box office of "The Empire Strikes Back" is certainly gratifying, but if you compare it with "Beijing Meets Seattle" released at the same time, it makes people subconsciously feel melancholy.

Why?

As of the day when "Mystery of the Phantom Flame" was taken off the screen, the total box office of "Beijing Meets Seattle" reached 6.3 million!

6.3 million!
The entire Huayi, no, to be exact, the entire industry was dumbfounded.

Can you believe that a low-cost romance film with an investment of only 6 or million yuan actually had a total box office of million yuan?
This is really life-threatening!

Following "Aftershock", Chinese film history has welcomed the second film with a box office of 6 million yuan.

Currently, "Beijing Meets Seattle" still has two days of release period, and the total box office should be around 2 million.

It is impossible to surpass "Aftershock".

But even so, "Beijing Meets Seattle" is still the third highest-grossing movie in the history of Chinese entertainment films!

So what is the final result?
It is basically consistent with the predictions of everyone in the industry.

After the last day of its release on November 11, the accurate box office data of "Beijing Meets Seattle" was leaked.

6.54 million.

A full 6.54 million!

Cracked.

Everyone in the circle was shocked and torn apart by "Beijing Meets Seattle".

After all, this result is really too abnormal!
Compared with Feng Xiaogang's "Aftershock", which was sold out for a total of RMB 2000 million, the difference is only RMB million.

Compared with Zhou Qing's box office champion "Source Code", the difference is only 5000 million!

Although it ranks third in the box office history of Chinese entertainment films, it is closely tied with the top two!

Especially the second place "Aftershock", which only won by a slight margin.

To be honest, the box office is really explosive.

So Director Zhou is really here to mess with everyone's mentality, right?
It's fine if the movie you directed is super awesome and outrageous, but the movie you wrote is also like this?
Please leave a way out for everyone, my friend!

As the male protagonist, Zu Feng undoubtedly gained the most obvious benefits.

Ever since "Beijing Meets Seattle" became a huge hit in theaters, the previously unknown Zu Feng quickly became famous and his net worth skyrocketed.

The other party became an instant hit through this film!
It's not an exaggeration.

Zhou Qing was not surprised by this. You know, in the original time and space, Wu Xiubo became famous through this movie. (End of this chapter)