Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

You have to know that the North American film market these days, if you just look at the numbers, is actually not as exaggerated as the domestic entertainment market.

The upper limit of domestic entertainment movies has been broken again and again. Box office of more than 5 million is not uncommon, and there have been more than one case of box office of more than 6 million.

Even the total box office of "The Witch" has exceeded 10 billion.

The total box office of "Avatar" in mainland China reached 13.39 billion.

But what about in North America?
A box office of three or four hundred million is already reaching the ceiling.

For example, last year, the North American box office champion was "Toy Story 3", and the total North American box office was only 4.15 million US dollars.

The second-placed "Alice in Wonderland" had a total box office of just over 3 million, less than 4 million.

For example, only half of the 11 years have passed.

As a reborn person, Zhou Qing knows that this year's North American box office champion is "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 4", with a total box office of less than million yuan.

Only over 3 million.

So any movie with a box office of over 200 million or over 100 million is definitely a hit in North America.

With the first-day box office of "Lucy" reaching 1710 million, there is no doubt that the box office will exceed million.

Zhou Qing also clearly remembers that the total box office of "Lucy" in North America finally reached 1.08 million.

Although it’s not too explosive, it’s definitely a good result.

Not to mention, Hollywood blockbusters have always been a global success and often sell well in other regions.

Although the North American box office of "Lucy" was only 1.08 million, its total global box office was 4.63 million.

To say that it was a global hit is no exaggeration.

Especially considering that the total cost of "Lucy" was only 4000 million US dollars!

When the cost is compared with the box office, it seems even more explosive.

Of course, these are all later stories. Right now, "Lucy" has only been released in North America, and other parts of the world will lag a little behind.

But even so, the name "Zhou Qing" has once again made its presence felt in the circle.

It’s not because Zhou Qing’s identity as the president of Crown Pictures was exposed, but because the screenwriter of “Lucy” is Zhou Qing!

"Director Zhou has successfully entered Hollywood. His screenplay, Lucy, is a big hit in Hollywood, with a box office of 1710 million on the first day!"

"Lucy is a huge box office success in North America. The film was written by Director Zhou and directed by the famous director Luc Besson."

"Lucy, written by Zhou Qing, was a critical and commercial success, with sales of 1710 million on the first day and rave reviews!"

Prostrate yourself in worship!
Everyone in the circle expressed admiration for Zhou Qing like a torrent of water.

Awesome.

If we want to say who is better among the big names in Chinese entertainment, we can only look at Director Zhou.

After "Source Code" was remade by Hollywood, Director Zhou actually made another cultural export.

The works he wrote were actually sold to Hollywood.

It was also spotted and directed by top director Luc Besson!

Who is Luc Besson?

It is no exaggeration to say that he is an international director.

The films he directed, such as "Léon: The Professional" and "The Fifth Element", are all classics that are talked about by everyone.

Especially "Léon: The Professional", which is regarded as a masterpiece by many movie fans.

Many directors, such as Stephen Chow, have paid tribute to or imitated this movie in their own films.

The fact that the script was favored by a director of this level speaks volumes.

Not to mention, "Lucy", written by Zhou Qing, is still a big hit at the North American box office!

This made Zhou Qing's halo even more dazzling.

To put it bluntly, the huge sales of "Lucy" are definitely more representative than the remake of "Source Code".

It was a beautiful battle for Zhou Qing to successfully enter the Hollywood market.

Looking at the entire Chinese entertainment industry, this is unique, and no one else can do it except Zhou Qing.

Even Zhang Chen Feng, who are at the same level as Zhou Qing, have never been able to do such a thing.

"Director Zhou made a big move without making any noise."

"As expected of Director Zhou, he has successfully made it into Hollywood."

"Director Zhou is amazing. He can handle Hollywood as well."

The entire circle was filled with such voices of praise and admiration. It could be said that Zhou Qing had aroused the national pride of many people.

These days, Hollywood blockbusters have always been the most popular, but Director Zhou did the opposite and completed a wave of reverse output.

He can be called the number one person in reverse output!
Nothing more to say, that's it.

"Director Zhou, you are really amazing."

Han Sanping was so shocked that he called Zhou Qing to congratulate him.

"Lucy", written by Zhou Qing, was a big hit in North America, which is definitely something worth writing about for China Film.

"The works of Chinese screenwriters have successfully entered Hollywood and sold well in Hollywood. It can be said that they have brought glory to the country. The higher-ups are very satisfied."

"This is a beautiful example of cultural export and can be used as a model!"

Han Sanping was not stingy in praising Zhou Qing.

"Boss Han, please stop putting the blame on me. It's not that exaggerated. I just wrote a script."

Zhou Qing smiled gently and acted modestly in front of Han Sanping.

"Now there is a lot of demand from everyone to see your Lucy in the cinema."

"China Film Group is also happy to facilitate this and is currently arranging to discuss the introduction of Lucy."

“I believe that it won’t be long before Lucy is officially released in major theaters in mainland China.”

Han Sanping then told Zhou Qing the good news.

Zhou Qing expressed his great excitement.

You should know that "Lucy" is also very popular in mainland China, and it achieved a good result of 4.6 million in the original time and space.

With the buff of its own screenwriter this time, the total box office will definitely reach a higher level.

Zhou Qing can be said to be full of expectations.

Good thing, this is definitely a good thing!

I briefly explained these things to my parents, and they were very happy.

Although they didn't quite understand things like importing movies, they probably understood what was said.

The movies my son made were all sold in America, and they sold very well there.

A sense of pride suddenly arose in the hearts of the two elders.

Go to America and earn Americans’ money, my son is awesome!
To say that my parents have been in Beijing for the past two days has been really refreshing.

I visited my son's big villa, his company, and several courtyard houses.

I don't know how many times I was stunned in just a few days.

Although they knew at home that their son was very successful and a famous director in the country, they never expected him to be so successful.

He owns several houses of such size and runs such a large company.

Isn't this a typical successful person?
What’s more important is that he found such a good girlfriend.

These days, Liu Yifei can be said to have been accompanying her parents throughout their trip to Beijing, making them seem a little reluctant to leave.

Of course, my parents didn’t forget their important business.

After relaxing for a few days, I formally made an appointment with Liu Xiaoli, and the two families had a formal meal together.

"Zhou Qing is a promising kid. He is a top director in China at such a young age and the CEO of a top film and television company. Brother Zhou, you guys really educated him well." "Yifei is such a lovely kid. She is pretty and sensible. It must be a blessing from the previous life that our little brat is favored by Yifei."

Although the atmosphere at the table was good, it was a bit awkward for Zhou Qing and Liu Yifei.

My parents and Liu Xiaoli were just bragging.

You brag about my son and I brag about your daughter, and Zhou Qing and Liu Yifei couldn't stand it anymore.

However, one thing that can be seen is that both parents are quite satisfied with their children.

So this meal was a very enjoyable and happy one.

As for engagement or something?

That would be a natural thing, and Liu Xiaoli and her parents all seemed a little impatient.

The two sides quickly reached an agreement and began to discuss a good day for the engagement enthusiastically.

Finally, taking into account the work arrangements of Zhou Qing and Liu Yifei, as well as other factors, a date was finally set.

December 12 this year.

At that time, "Your Name" had already been taken off the screen, and Zhou Qing and Liu Yifei happened to make their relationship public.

The engagement followed naturally.

This matter was agreed upon so happily.

"Xixi, it's rare for Brother Zhou and Sister Li to come to the capital, so you should take them around the capital these few days."

Liu Xiaoli did not forget to tell Liu Yifei the same thing at the end.

"Don't worry, mom. I get it."

Liu Yifei immediately responded sweetly.

Liu Yifei has already planned where to take her parents to play.

But my parents didn't stay in Beijing for long.

After performing together with Zhou Qing and Liu Yifei for three or four days, they both said goodbye.

Zhou Qing naturally wanted his parents to stay for two more days.

He knew that the two old people were not used to living in the villa, so he specially asked someone to clean up the courtyard house.

My parents basically lived in the courtyard house during the week they stayed in Beijing.

But unfortunately, my parents, who have lived in the countryside all their lives, really can't get used to living in a big city like Beijing.

It was quite fresh when I first came here, but I got a little bored after a few days.

More importantly, parents don’t want to delay their son’s work.

Now that the engagement has been discussed, it's time to go back.

What else can Zhou Qing do?
I could only go to the airport with Liu Yifei to send my parents to the airport and watch them leave.

The week that the two elders were in Beijing was also a rare time of relaxation for Zhou Qing and Liu Yifei.

After the two elders left, Zhou Qing naturally began to get busy again.

The most important thing is the post-production of "Your Name", and there are also various affairs of other companies.

The companies here refer not only to Zhou Qing Pictures, but also to Crown Pictures.

Although Crown Pictures' affairs were basically handled by Director Yang, there were some important matters that needed to be informed to Zhou Qing.

For example, the completion of "Gravity".

That’s right, this blockbuster with huge potential has finally been completed after more than three months of shooting.

But this is just the beginning, or the first step in a long journey.

“According to Director Cuarón’s feedback, post-production on Gravity will take about a year and a half.”

Zhou Qing was not surprised by this. For some blockbusters with a lot of special effects shots, this was just basic operation.

"Gravity" has a lot of special effects shots, and it can even be said that special effects shots are present throughout the film from beginning to end.

It is reasonable that the later stage takes a long time.

Considering the great achievements that "Gravity" will achieve in the future, Zhou Qing feels that he can still afford to wait.

Don’t be afraid of being late for a good meal.

It was September and Zhou Qing's main task was still the post-production of "Your Name".

After the hard work in August, nearly half of the overall work has been completed, and the progress is still relatively good.

Based on this speed, there will be no problem at all in achieving Zhou Qing’s previous estimate of releasing the film in October.

It is worth mentioning that a rough cut of "Your Name" has also been released.

Zhou Qing synchronized these situations with Han Sanping.

Han Sanping had an idea of ​​what was going on and started using his connections at China Film to contact those film producers.

"Thomas."

"Wesley."

Zhou Qing did the same thing and started calling the film producers he was familiar with one by one to arrange times to watch movies.

Given Zhou Qing's current rank and the fact that the film producers are all "old customers", the feedback has been quite enthusiastic.

There was a general interest in Zhou Qing's "Your Name".

The whole process went extremely smoothly, needless to say.

"Lu Yang directed the martial arts film "Embroidered Spring Blade" starring Zhu Yawen and finished filming. Zhu Yawen said that filming was very hard."

"'Blade of the Assassin' was filmed yesterday after its last shot was officially wrapped up, and a group photo of the crew was leaked."

"The new martial arts film "Embroidered Spring Blade" has finished filming, and director Lu Yang shared more "inside stories" on the set."

On September 9, the top martial arts film "Blade of the Assassin", which has attracted much attention in the circle, was finally completed.

Although this is just a martial arts film, everyone in the circle dares to despise or underestimate it.

After all, the cast and crew of "The Blade of the Assassin" is really too luxurious.

The screenwriter is Zhou Qing, the director is Lu Yang, and the leading actor is still the top star Zhu Yawen.

With this top-level configuration, let alone a martial arts film, even an art film would be a sure-fire hit.

As a reborn person, Zhou Qing is more optimistic about the prospects of "The Blade of the Assassin".

Although the box office performance of "The Blade of the Assassin" in the original time and space was quite average, it can only be said to be mediocre.

But as I said before, this is entirely because "The Blade of the Assassin" did not receive enough publicity, resulting in insufficient exposure.

The lead actor Zhang Zhen is not a big star with much appeal, and there was no topical marketing before the film was released.

The roadshow only went to four stops in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

Isn't this a joke? How can there be any exposure and attention if you just "stop at the right point"?

The subsequent screening schedule was even more of a joke, with a mere 3.62%, which was outrageously pitiful.

With this kind of strength, it would be impossible for "The Blade of the Assassin" to achieve high box office.

Under such circumstances, the box office can still reach over 9000 million, which is absolutely impressive.

This fully demonstrates that this movie still has great potential in the market.

You should know that with a pitiful 3.62% of the screenings, the attendance rate of "Blade of the Assassin" during prime time was as high as 94.2%!
This makes the problem even more clear.

It is precisely because of this that Zhou Qing has great confidence in "The Sword of the Assassin".

Because "The Blade of the Assassin", produced by Zhou Qing Pictures, has received the highest exposure and attention from the start of the project to the completion of filming.

The situation of low screenings that occurred in the original time and space is simply impossible to happen!
So yes, the box office of "Blade of the Assassin" will definitely not be bad. (End of this chapter)