Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

"Director Han."

"Director Zhou."

After dealing with Ye Weixin's matter, Zhou Qing didn't hesitate and went to China Film Corporation quickly.

"Director Zhou, have you finished writing the script?"

After a brief greeting, Han Sanping looked at Zhou Qing impatiently and urged him to do something.

"It's freshly made. Please correct me if you can."

Zhou Qing didn't waste any more words and took out the script he had brought with him from his briefcase.

Han Sanping took it, greeted Zhou Qing, and began to read it on the spot impatiently.

"Director Zhou's scripts never disappoint!"

After quickly reading it, Han Sanping put down the script in his hand with a look of admiration.

I am even more impressed by Zhou Qing's screenwriting skills.

Director Zhou is worthy of being the most awesome screenwriter in the history of Chinese entertainment. He is good at writing scripts with Chinese backgrounds, and he is equally good at writing scripts with foreign backgrounds.

This "Life of Pi" not only has a strong storyline, but also has strong artistic qualities.

In Han Sanping's opinion, it also has great potential for winning prizes.

The only pity is that when Zhou Qing said last time that there would be no more Chinese characters, he really wasn’t kidding.

The overall background of this story is India, and all the main characters are from India.

Apart from the supporting character of a writer who travels around the world looking for inspiration, it is really difficult to arrange other Chinese characters.

Just as Director Zhou said, doing so would be very abrupt and would completely destroy the integrity of the story.

Han Sanping could see Zhou Qing's ambition contained in this script, which was also Han Sanping's ambition.

So Han Sanping didn't force it.

Anyway, Zhou Qing has already arranged Chinese characters in the movie, so it makes sense.

"As long as Director Han is satisfied."

Zhou Qing smiled and did not show too much modesty in front of Han Sanping.

Instead, he began to seriously discuss a series of subsequent related matters with Han Sanping.

It is well known that co-production is quite troublesome, and the trouble lies in the process and approval.

However, if this kind of thing is done by people from China Film, it would be a different matter.

China Film Group is a unit directly under the Film Bureau!

If these matters are left to Han Sanping to handle personally, there will definitely not be any problems, so Zhou Qing doesn't have to worry at all.

His main responsibility now is to handle matters in North America.

As for co-productions, foreign film companies also have to go through some relevant procedures.

Fortunately, Crown Pictures is Zhou Qing’s own company, so this is not a problem.

Zhou Qing can ensure that Crown Pictures cooperates fully with all work at the fastest speed to ensure the efficient completion of all processes.

The only problem is that Zhou Qing still needs to find a co-producer in North America.

The reason is still the same: a Chinese-owned film company cannot survive in Hollywood and must bring in local companies for protection.

It can’t be a small company.

At least it has to be an influential company like Summit Entertainment or Lionsgate.

This is actually not a difficult task for Crown Pictures.

The success of the three consecutive "Twilight" films and the huge hit of "Lucy" allowed Crown Pictures to gain a firm foothold in Hollywood.

And it has a certain influence.

What is more critical?
It has been spread throughout the circle that Crown Pictures is working with director Nolan on a new movie.

That’s director Nolan, a top director that even the Big Eight in Hollywood are begging to work with.

The fact that such a top director is willing to work with Crown Pictures speaks volumes.

So considering all the circumstances, it will not be difficult for Crown Pictures to find another co-producer.

Zhou Qing then handed the task over to Director Yang with confidence.

"Director Zhou."

Just two weeks later, Director Yang gave Zhou Qing a specific reply.

The co-producer was found, which was not beyond Zhou Qing's expectations.

It turned out to be Lionsgate, which is more familiar with Crown Pictures.

Summit Entertainment and Crown Films have collaborated many times, and Lionsgate itself also collaborated with Crown Films on "Gravity".

Although "The Hunger Games" has not yet been seriously promoted, the two parties have actually reached a cooperation intention.

To be honest, Lionsgate is really an old partner of Crown Pictures.

However, there is another more important reason why Lionsgate joined the ranks of co-productions led by Crown Pictures.

Lionsgate also wants to use this as a condition to join the "Interstellar" project.

There is no way, because of Nolan's joining, "Interstellar" has become one of the top film projects in Hollywood.

Although the main controller is Crown Pictures, other companies can only serve as co-producers, but countless companies still struggle to make it.

Even the Big Eight in Hollywood have smelled the scent.

In this case, Lionsgate really has no advantage.

"By the way, Director Zhou, Twilight 4 has already started filming and is expected to start shooting within a month and a half."

After discussing the co-production, Director Yang reported some other matters to Zhou Qing.

"Twilight 4" was produced quite quickly and smoothly.

The main reason is that the two companies have collaborated on three films in a row, and the original teams are still there, so the efficiency is naturally much higher than that of ordinary movies.

On the contrary, although "Interstellar" has been approved as a project, even the issue of the producer has not been negotiated yet.

There is no way around it. There are too many film companies eyeing this piece of fat meat, and Crown Pictures has to weigh the pros and cons and make a careful choice.

"Universal couldn't accept just a small share of the spoils and basically chose to withdraw, but Legendary's attitude has somewhat softened."

"I think if we talk about it a little more, we should be able to take down the legend."

But for now, the situation is very optimistic.

One of the eight legends is about to be conquered.

For Crown Pictures, it is definitely different to cooperate with an independent film company like Lionsgate or a giant like Legendary.

So Director Yang has been working towards the latter direction recently.

"Legendary?"

Zhou Qing pondered for a moment, but was not surprised by this.

Legend still values ​​Nolan very much.

In the original time and space, Legendary gave up the top project "Batman v Superman" in order to cooperate with Nolan on "Interstellar".

"Let's continue the discussion. Our bottom line is that Crown Cinema is in full control. As for other aspects, you can weigh them yourself."

"If we can take down the legend, that would be the best."

Zhou Qing gave Director Yang such an order.

"Understood, Director Zhou."

Director Yang took the order and left in a hurry.

As for Zhou Qing?

Needless to say, he naturally cooperated with Han Sanping to go through the corresponding approval process. The co-production of the film was the most important thing for Zhou Qing at the moment.

Besides that, there are all kinds of scripts.

After finishing "Life of Pi", Zhou Qing continued to write the script for "20 Again".

Generally speaking, Zhou Qing’s current state can be summarized in one sentence: busy and fulfilling.

"Ip Man 3, produced exclusively by Zhou Qing Pictures, has been approved for filming, with director Ye Weixin and starring Zhao Wenzhuo all returning."

"After a year and a half, Ip Man 3 is back, with director Ip Wai-sin and director Chow Ching continuing the Ip Man legend."

"Ip Man 3 is in full swing, with director Ip Wai-sin saying an important character will be introduced in the third installment."

The "Ip Man 3" project was quickly uncovered by the media and quickly attracted a lot of attention in the circle.

It’s not just because the “Ip Man” series is a representative work of Chow Ching Pictures, but also because the first two “Ip Man” films were huge successes.

Especially "Ip Man 10" released in 2, which grossed a whopping 3.42 million yuan at the box office!

For a kung fu film, this box office is undoubtedly extremely impressive.

Before Li Lianjie and Liu Yifei's "Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate" was released, this was a box office record for kung fu films.

Who can ignore the third part of a movie like this?

Especially since "Ip Man 3" has a solid foundation laid by the first two films, how could the box office of the third film be bad?
Considering the quality of Zhou Qing Pictures' films, the box office of the third one can't be lower than that of the second one, right?

Does this mean that "Ip Man 3" is a super hit with a conservative estimate of 3 million yuan in box office?
Good guy!
What a great guy!

With resources of this level, who wouldn’t be heart pounding for all the big stars in the circle?

Who wouldn’t be trying hard to get a piece of the pie?

It’s just a pity that since it is the third film in the “Ip Man” series, it must be performed by the original cast.

That guy Zhao Wenzhuo is really lucky!
Zhao Wenzhuo once again became the object of envy, jealousy and hatred among his peers in the circle.

This guy must have been extremely lucky to be chosen by Director Zhou, right?
He was already having trouble making it in the film industry, but then three blockbuster movies hit him straight on. Who wouldn't be jealous?

I’m almost going blind because of my jealousy!

"Ip Man 3 has already started, and it's time to put other movies on the agenda."

Zhou Qing browsed through the relevant information, pondered for a moment, and made such a decision.

Lu Yang's "The Blade of the Assassin" has just been released, so there is no need to rush. But Wu Jing has been idle for quite a while, right?
His movie "No Mercy" was released in June last year!
We can't let that guy go on so leisurely.

Zhou Qing gave an order and called Wu Jing to his office.

"Director Zhou, you're looking for me."

Wu Jing sat down carelessly opposite Zhou Qing, his back subconsciously straightened.

Zhou Qing is his boss, and he seems to have some important business to attend to, so Wu Jing is naturally very serious.

"Why have you been missing for so long? You haven't been active in launching new films, which is not like you."

Zhou Qing chatted with Wu Jing casually for a few words, and suddenly his eyes widened slightly, and he realized something.

If I remember correctly, Wu Jing and Xie Nan made their relationship public at the end of this year, right?

In other words, the other party is currently in the "love affair ~ passion" stage?

No wonder, no wonder.

"Could it be that you have won over that female host from Guangguang? Of course you can, Old Wu!"

Zhou Qing deliberately winked at Wu Jing.

"Director Zhou, are you sending someone to follow me?"

Wu Jing raised his head, a little surprised.

"I'm following you. You run to the fiber optic cable every day. Do you really think others are blind?"

Zhou Qing rolled his eyes at the guy in annoyance, "There is no such thing as an impenetrable wall in this world!"

"No."

Wu Jing forced a smile on his face and rubbed his head, "I'm not a child anymore, it's time for me to have a partner."

It’s really not that Wu Jing is being pretentious. He was born in 74 and is 38 years old this year.

Really grown up.

"Director Zhou, you have to keep it a secret for me. We have no plans to make it public yet."

Wu Jing straightened his face again and gave Zhou Qing earnest instructions.

"Am I the type who talks too much...Okay, I called you here mainly because of the matter of "No Mercy 2"."

After a brief chat, Zhou Qing and Wu Jing got down to business.

Wu Jing is a contracted director of Zhou Qing Pictures. Now that his boss has assigned him tasks, he certainly has no temper.

The two parties immediately agreed to officially launch "No Mercy 3" in March.

As for the cast, Wu Jing and Zhou Qing had the same idea, and the main characters would remain the same team from the first film.

Although the two "No Mercy" films are two completely different stories, there is no connection between the two.

But since it has been forced into a series, it is better to retain some common elements.

It would be best if the two main actors, Wu Jing and Wang Baoqiang, could remain unchanged.

"By the way, Director Zhou, after Unforgiven 2, can I make a script of my own to shoot?"

After talking about "No Mercy 2", Wu Jing hesitated for a moment and continued to talk to Zhou Qing.

"You must have some creative ideas or thoughts, right? Tell me about it."

Zhou Qing's heart moved slightly, and he had a vague guess.

The script that Wu Jing wants to work on is most likely "Wolf Warrior", right?

This is not difficult to guess, after all, Wu Jing has only made a few films himself.

"To be honest, Director Zhou, I actually had this idea a few years ago..."

Wu Jing did not hide anything and told Zhou Qing truthfully about his idea of ​​the Chinese special forces soldier.

Zhou Qing remained calm on the surface, but his mind was as clear as a mirror.

It seems that I guessed right, it is indeed "Wolf Warrior".

As for this movie, Zhou Qing definitely has no objection.

Even if Wu Jing didn't bring it up, Zhou Qing had been planning to do it.

After all, the data of "Wolf Warrior" is really impressive.

Not to mention the 2 billion box office of "Wolf Warrior 56", even "Wolf Warrior 1" achieved a good result of 5.5 million.

So how much does Wolf Warrior 1 cost?
Only 7200 million RMB!

This film is definitely a hugely successful movie.

The only flaw is that the score is a bit low, only 7.0 points.

Of course, it is not low in the action movie genre, and it can even be said to be high.

But compared with the movies released by Zhou Qing Pictures, it lags behind a bit.

But this is not a big problem. After Wu Jing finishes the script, I can just polish it a little bit.

"Your idea is not bad. After the filming of "Unforgiven 2" is finished, you can write the script first."

Zhou Qing agreed without much hesitation.

Originally, he planned to let Wu Jing shoot "Shock Wave", but since Wu Jing wanted to make "Wolf Warrior", he put the former on hold for the time being.

It won’t be too late to shoot after Wolf Warrior is finished. (End of this chapter)