Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

After a few days of simple rest, Zhou Qing returned to Zhou Qing Pictures.

There's no way around it, he did stay in Hollywood a bit too long this time.

There must be a lot of things piled up at the company again, and Zhou Qing can't even feel at ease if he wants to take a break.

"Director Chen."

"Director Zhou."

Director Chen came to Zhou Qing's office immediately and reported all relevant matters.

"'Unforgiven 2' has been taken off the screen, with a total box office of 6.2 million yuan."

The first thing he reported was the huge box office success that Zhou Qing Pictures had just achieved.

"No Mercy 2", starring Wu Jing and Wang Baoqiang, has raked in a box office of 6.2 million yuan during the Lunar New Year holiday which is drawing to a close.

Although it was not as explosive as the previous "Painted Skin 2" and "Ip Man 3", it also made many people gasp.

You have to know that there are really not many movies that can join the 6 million box office club these days.

The movie "The Flowers of War" just released by Zhang Guoshi only made a box office of 6 million yuan!

Therefore, the performance of "No Mercy 2" also touched the hearts of many people.

As for Zhou Qing?

As a result, many people envied, jealous and hated him.

Zhou Qing Pictures has launched another blockbuster!
The previous "Painted Skin 2", "Ip Man 3" and this "No Mercy 2", each of them was a huge hit.

This year's Lunar New Year movie season was completely dominated by Director Zhou!
Director Zhou, you are so powerful, can you please leave a way out for others?
"6.2 million, not bad."

Zhou Qing was naturally very satisfied with this.

You should know that the investment in "No Mercy 2" was only 1.2 million yuan.

Putting aside various costs, this film can make Zhou Qing a small profit of 1 million!

How could Zhou Qing not be satisfied?

Signing Wu Jing to Zhou Qing Pictures was indeed a correct decision.

"Also, Director Zhou, Director Lu Yang's post-production of The Blade of the Assassin 2 has been completed."

Then the finished film of "Knife of the Assassin 2" has also been released.

The film was completed in November last year and all post-production was completed at the end of last month.

However, Zhou Qing was still busy with the "Life of Pi" project in America at that time, so he naturally had no time to watch the movie.

As for now, I'll just take a look when I have time.

Zhou Qing was still quite confident about Lu Yang's strength.

In addition, Xue Xiaolu's "Ocean Paradise" has also been completed, and the film will be released two months earlier than "Knife of the Assassin 2".

Zhou Qing was not surprised by this.

"Ocean Paradise" is just an ordinary feature film, much smaller in scale than "The Assassin 2".

The speed is naturally much faster than "Assassin's Blade 2".

So the question is, when will these two movies be released?

The first one is Lu Yang’s “Blade Strikes 2”.

The film is a genuine commercial film, so it is natural that it will be released during a popular period.

The summer season is the best choice.

But to be honest, this year's summer season is much more intense than last year's.

The two are not even on the same level.

Let’s look at June first.

"Chinese Partners", which has a box office of 5.3 million yuan, will be released on May 5 and will cover the first half of June.

"Star Trek Into Darkness", which has a box office of 3.5 million yuan, will be released on May 5 and will cover the entire month of June.

Of course, we cannot forget the famous "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains".

The film was released on June 6th. Although it was a bad movie, it still grossed 9 million yuan.

There is also "The Mystery Detective" which was released on June 6, with a total box office of 21 million.

"Man of Steel", which was released on June 6, had a total box office of 20 million yuan, which was just at the end of June.

So what about July?
"The New Black" and "Man of Steel" should of course be included, as July is the main battlefield for these two films.

"After Earth", which was released on July 7, also grossed 12 million yuan.

Andy Lau has two movies released during the summer this year. In addition to "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" in June, "Blind Detective" will also be released on July 6.

The film also took in 2.09 million yuan at the box office.

However, looking at all the films released in July, none of them are actually blockbusters. The real blockbuster is "Tiny Times" which was released on June 7.

It grossed a total of 4.8 million yuan at the box office.

Generally speaking, July is more brutal than June.

After all, there was no movie as explosive as "Tiny Times" in June.

But in August, the three points are even more cruel.

There is no other reason than there is a super exciting Hollywood blockbuster coming out in August: Pacific Rim.

The film was released on July 7 and its total box office in mainland China reached 31 million!

If you don't watch anything else, this movie alone is enough to make other movies stay away.

Not to mention, "Fast and Furious 7" was released on July 26, which also grossed 6 million yuan.

"Tiny Times 8", which was released on August 8, also had a box office of 2 million yuan.

So there is no doubt that it is definitely not a good idea to go there in August.

Especially since the competitiveness of "Assassin's Blade 2" is not that strong, it has no qualifications to squeeze in.

You can only go in June when the competition is the least competitive.

However, considering the box office potential of "Knife Identity 2", even if it is released in June, it may not be very eye-catching.

It is destined to be drowned in the brilliance of those domestic and Hollywood blockbusters.

If nothing unexpected happens, "Knife of the Assassin 2" should be the most mediocre among the many films released by Zhou Qing Pictures.

But Zhou Qing doesn't really care about this kind of thing.

It's just a matter of making a little less money, no big deal.

So what about Xue Xiaolu's "Ocean Paradise"?

This film is an art film, so there is naturally no need to squeeze into such a fierce summer schedule. After all, it would just be cannon fodder if it were put in.

But it was impossible for Zhou Qing to just pick a random time slot, so after some calculation, he decided that the May Day time slot was the best choice.

With a flash of thought in his mind, Zhou Qing made a decision happily.

"Director Zhou."

Director Chen continued to report other related matters to Zhou Qing.

The two sides communicated for a whole afternoon before the conversation ended.

In addition to the backlog of things that Zhou Qing Pictures has been working on recently, there are also work arrangements for the next period of time.

You know, February 2th is New Year’s Eve.

In other words, it's time to go home for the New Year!
"Xiao Liu."

After staying at Zhou Qing Films for three days, Zhou Qing finished all the things that needed to be arranged and did not waste any more time.

I asked my assistant to book two tickets back home.

Together with Liu Yifei, I returned to my hometown on February 2.

"Yifei is here, come in quickly."

"It's Yifei, come here."

When mom and dad saw Liu Yifei, they were extremely excited and started asking her about her well-being.

He completely forgot about Zhou Qing, as if he was picked up from outside.

"Uncle and aunt, are you all okay?"

Liu Yifei also had a smile on her face as she chatted and laughed with her parents.

The atmosphere at the scene was so hot. "Come on, Yifei, eat more. Look at you, aren't you a little thin?"

Because of Liu Yifei's arrival, my mother prepared a large table of dishes and kept entertaining Liu Yifei.

Judging from the attitude, he really treats Liu Yifei as his daughter-in-law.

"Thank you auntie."

Liu Yifei was a little overwhelmed and kept being polite.

"Why are you being so polite, kid? You are not a stranger."

Dad also joined in.

The meal was a joy to behold.

Of course, the same will apply to the next few days, and the main theme is harmony and unity.

"Yifei, your uncle and I are not young anymore. We have struggled all our lives but don't have any great ideals. Our only hope is that you and Qingzi can achieve a happy ending."

"When that day comes, your uncle and I will finally have put our worries to rest."

"I believe your mother thinks the same way, right?"

During this period, her mother couldn't help but start to destroy the marriage, which made Liu Yifei feel embarrassed.

Although she and Zhou Qing were already engaged, getting married was basically a natural thing.

But girls are always a little thin-skinned, aren't they?
What's more, Liu Yifei has not yet completed the process of becoming a Chinese citizen, so strictly speaking, she is not yet a Chinese citizen.

Zhou Qing and Liu Yifei planned to finish this matter first.

"Dad, Mom, just relax. Sissi can't run away."

Zhou Qing smiled and comforted his parents.

Mom and Dad looked at Zhou Qing, then at Liu Yifei, and smiles appeared on their faces as well.

"Liu Yifei, it's really Liu Yifei!"

“Even prettier than on TV!”

"Old Zhou really wasn't bragging, Qingzi really found a big star!"

Because there was no deliberate concealment this time, just after New Year's Eve, the news that Liu Yifei followed Zhou Qing home spread throughout the village.

Wow, now the whole village has become lively.

Those who came to Zhou Qing's house to pay New Year's greetings almost broke down the threshold of Zhou Qing's house.

Even those neighbors who had nothing to do with Zhou Qing's family came to join in the fun.

After all, many country people may never see a living big star in their lifetime.

It's rare.

"Hello, second aunt."

"Hello, Third Uncle."

"Hello, Mr. Zhang."

Liu Yifei followed Zhou Qing throughout the whole process, greeting people sweetly, which amazed the eyes of everyone in the village.

"Old Zhou really wasn't bragging. Qingzi really found a big star."

"He brought Little Dragon Girl home. Old Zhou's son is really capable."

"Such a beautiful daughter-in-law, tsk tsk."

My parents instantly became the most handsome guys in the whole village, and the objects of the most envy, jealousy and hatred, no doubt about it.

You know how famous Liu Yifei is.

The four hit TV series have completely established his amazing popularity among the public.

Many people may not know Liu Yifei's name, nor have they seen any of her movies.

But when it comes to who Xiaolongnu is, everyone knows it.

It is no exaggeration to say that he is a household name.

What a result! Such a big star was actually taken away by the son of the Zhou family?
Why!
Old Zhou’s son is not as handsome as my son.

I don’t know how many people can’t sleep because of the soreness.

Because of this, Zhou Qing and Liu Yifei had no way of staying longer.

Who makes Liu Yifei so famous?

Not only people from this village, but many people from surrounding villages also came together.

If we delay any further, the media will definitely be alerted.

Zhou Qing didn't want the paparazzi to come over either. Besides, it was quite annoying to be blocked by people outside all day long.

There was really no other way, so on the third day of the New Year, he was forced to take Liu Yifei away from his hometown and return to Beijing.

"Director Zhou, good news, Gravity is a big hit at the box office!"

Just after settling down in the capital, Director Yang reported a good news to Zhou Qing.

"Gravity" was released with the help of 10 Oscar nominations, and the performance was as expected.

In just three days, it took in 8200 million US dollars, directly becoming the box office champion of the same period.

Looking at this data alone, it may not be as amazing as "The Twilight Saga 4" which earned more than 7000 million on the same day.

But don't forget that "Twilight 4" is a fan-oriented movie, and its box office performance does not conform to market rules.

Those fan-oriented movies usually start out very strong, but their momentum quickly wanes.

What I earn is the quick money in the first few days.

But movies like "Gravity" are different. Such high-quality movies with high reputation mainly focus on long-term success.

It has plenty of staying power.

Not to mention that Zhou Qing was very clear that "Gravity" won an Oscar in its original time and space!

Of course, in the original time and space, "Gravity" actually participated in the 86th Academy Awards, not the 85th Academy Awards.

To put it more bluntly, you are participating in next year's Oscars, not this year's Oscars.

Therefore, Zhou Qing couldn't guarantee whether he could win the award again.

But the quality of "Gravity" is there, and with so many nominations, it also put a lot of effort into public relations.

Zhou Qing was also very optimistic about the final result.

So what is the final result of this year's Oscars?

"The 85th Academy Awards ceremony has come to an end, and Alfonso Cuarón won the Best Director Award for Gravity!"

On February 2, the winners of the 24th Academy Awards were announced, and many people even in the domestic entertainment industry were paying attention to the related information.

After all, the domestic entertainment industry still cares a lot about this award.

Mainland China's Hong Kong, Taiwan and other regions send films to participate every year.

Zhang Guoshi's "The Flowers of War" was nominated for this year's Oscars.

It’s just a pity that he didn’t even get a nomination, which is a complete failure.

Of course, the same is true for films from Taiwan and Hong Kong.

These days, Chinese entertainment is really not popular at the Oscars.

But even in this situation, the movie "Gravity" still attracted a lot of attention.

When Zhou Qing's identity as the CEO of Crown Pictures was revealed, Crown Pictures' "resume" was also revealed.

Everyone knows that "Gravity" is a film controlled by Crown Pictures.

Therefore, the disclosure of this year's Oscar winners list has sparked a crazy discussion in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Director Zhou is so awesome!
I don’t know how many people had this thought in their minds, and they were full of admiration for Zhou Qing.

Gravity actually won an award.

He also won a prestigious award such as Best Director!
Director Zhou’s vision is too sharp!

Looking at the movies released by Crown Pictures, except for the four "Twilight" series, they are all adapted from novels.

All in all, the only other movies included are "Lucy" and "Gravity".

As a result, not only did "Lucy" become a huge hit, "Gravity" also won an Oscar!
Isn't this too awesome? (End of this chapter)