Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

What’s even more awesome?
Gravity won more than just the Best Director award.

Instead, it won five major awards including Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Visual Effects, and Best Sound Effects!
With 10 wins out of 5 nominations, it has become the undisputed winner of this year's Oscars.

However, it is worth mentioning that "Gravity" now has two fewer awards than in the original time and space.

"Gravity" in its original time and space won 7 major awards.

Compared with the current "Gravity", it has two more awards: Best Sound Editing and Best Original Score.

But even so, "Gravity" has become the most dazzling star among North American films of the same period.

There is no other film that can compete with it.

Even among all the Oscar-winning films, "Gravity" is still one of the top ones.

This good momentum can be said to have been directly fed back to the theaters.

The daily box office of "Gravity" doubled on the same day, and tickets were even hard to come by.

The movie "Gravity" instantly became a huge hit.

According to predictions in the North American circle, with the help of the Oscars, the total box office of "Gravity" is likely to exceed 3 million!

Even if it can't break that mark, it will at least be a box office of 2 million.

Judging from the current North American film market, it is already a huge hit.

"The best space movie ever made."

“As groundbreaking as 2001: A Space Odyssey!”

“This fantastic space musical has been a great inspiration to the entire industry.”

While the movie was a big hit, word of mouth for "Gravity" also exploded.

Be it film critics, media people, or ordinary audiences, all have given it positive reviews.

To describe it as "rave reviews" is not an exaggeration at all.

To briefly summarize the situation of "Gravity", it was both critically acclaimed and a box office success, and it also swept the awards season.

Like the award-winning films Zhou Qing had shot before, it achieved both artistic and commercial success.

"Not bad, very good!"

As the main controller behind the scenes, Zhou Qing was undoubtedly in a very happy mood.

It can be said that the movie "Gravity" really made Crown Pictures win.

The film cost only 1 million US dollars, and the North American box office is expected to exceed 3 million US dollars.

As a reborn person, Zhou Qing knows even better that the film’s global box office is as high as 7.23 million US dollars!

From a profit perspective alone, "Gravity" will make Crown Pictures a lot of money.

Of course, this is only secondary.

More importantly, the explosive performance of "Gravity" has once again brought Crown Pictures' influence in the industry to a new level.

If the huge success of the four "Twilight" movies only made Crown Pictures emerge, it lacked some foundation.

——After all, the "Twilight" series is just an assembly line product that makes money, and it really has no technical content.

The huge success of "Lucy" and the full success of "Gravity" truly earned Crown Pictures respect and attention.

By the time Nolan's "Interstellar" was released and Zhou Qing's "Life of Pi" swept the Oscars.

Haha, Crown Pictures will become more and more important in Hollywood!

Thinking of this, Zhou Qing's eyes lit up, and he was still very much looking forward to that day.

"I can't believe that Gravity has won so many awards!"

Next to Zhou Qing, Liu Yifei's smile was as bright as Zhou Qing's.

There was a hint of admiration and respect in the look he gave Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing’s vision is truly amazing!
Putting aside the four movies adapted from the Twilight novels, Gravity is the second movie produced by Crown Pictures.

Not only did the box office explode, but it also won numerous Oscars?
What kind of strength is this?
What level is this?
Even given the current relationship between Liu Yifei and Zhou Qing, she couldn't help but silently give Zhou Qing a thumbs up.

After all, a film of this level, even if it is produced by the Big Eight in Hollywood, is not something that can be easily produced.

Thinking about "Interstellar", which had just been filmed not long ago, Liu Yifei was filled with endless confidence.

That’s a movie directed by Hollywood star Nolan!
Liu Yifei believes that after the release of "Interstellar", Crown Pictures will be even more prosperous.

“Although Director Cuarón has not produced many works, his level is definitely among the top few.”

Zhou Qing casually explained for Liu Yifei, then smiled coquettishly, "Otherwise, why would I invest in him?"

"You are the best, okay?"

Liu Yifei rolled her eyes at Zhou Qing, but she was just joking with him on purpose.

Deep down in his heart, he actually agreed deeply with Zhou Qing's slightly pretentious words.

If someone else said this, it would just be pure bragging.

But it’s really different when it comes to Zhou Qing.

The examples of Luyang, Wu Jing, Xue Xiaolu and Wu Ershan are enough to leave anyone speechless.

Zhou Qing's vision has been verified many times.

This is true in the country, and it remains true even in Hollywood.

"Also, how is the post-production of Life of Pi going? When will the finished film be released?"

After chatting with Zhou Qing for a while, Liu Yifei looked at Zhou Qing expectantly and asked.

Others may not know, but Liu Yifei knows very well that Zhou Qing's film is also intended to win an Oscar.

The girl herself is also full of endless expectations for this.

With Zhou Qing's brilliant record in the three major events, I believe he would have no problem even competing for the Olympic medal.

If Life of Pi is like Gravity, then boy...

Liu Yifei didn't dare to think any further.

Then Zhou Qing will really be deified, right?

"It's still too early. It will take at least half a year."

Zhou Qing shook his head and told the truth.

In fact, during the time he returned to Beijing, he had always maintained close contact with R&H.

I am fully aware of the progress of "Life of Pi" and can be said to be directing it remotely.

Calculating the time, it is already the end of February.

According to the original plan, Zhou Qing also needed to return to Hollywood in person to meet with R&H.

Special effects shots are such an important matter that short-term remote control is fine, but the battle line cannot be extended too long.

"Xiao Liu."

However, before setting off, Zhou Qing called his assistant over.

Before going to Hollywood, Zhou Qing planned to arrange an important matter first.

What's important?

Of course it’s the new film from Zhou Qing Pictures.

This year, because he is busy with the work of "Life of Pi" and needs to travel back and forth to Hollywood frequently, Zhou Qing himself may not have much time to direct a new film.

At least I didn't have the time to do that before I was almost done with "Life of Pi".

But this does not prevent Zhou Qing Pictures from producing other films.

During his return to Beijing, Zhou Qing worked out the 13-year plan for Zhou Qing Pictures, starting with the two directors under his banner.

Of course Lu Yang’s answer is “Back to 20”, there’s nothing much to say about it.

As for Wu Jing, since the other party decided to prepare "Wolf Warrior", Zhou Qing also strongly supported it.

The other party has been forming a screenwriter team recently and is busy working on the script of "Wolf Warrior".

The other is Ip Man 4, directed by Raymond Yip, which is also a key film project of Chow Ching Pictures this year.

You have to know that in the original time and space, "Ip Man 4" had a box office of 11.81 billion, nearly 12 billion!
So what about Xue Xiaolu?

Zhou Qing has no plans to arrange a film project for him this year, and he plans to postpone the "Time Raiders" he prepared for him.

Because this year Zhou Qing has included another heavyweight movie in his annual plan.

I don't have enough energy to deal with "Time Raiders" for now.

Which movie?

It turned out to be the sequel to "Lost on Journey", "Lost in Thailand".

You have to know that "Lost on Journey" was released in January 07, and now it's already 1.

Six years have passed.

Previously, it was mainly because the film market was not yet mature and there were not enough big screens to support the 10 billion box office of "Lost in Thailand".

It would definitely not be cost-effective to get it done earlier.

However, nowadays, there are already more than one movies with a box office of over 10 billion, and the film market has matured.

Then what is there to hesitate about?

Of course, let’s start.

Zhou Qing gave an order and asked his assistant to call Xu Zheng over to discuss the matter of "Lost in Thailand".

"Hello, Director Zhou."

Although Xu Zheng didn't know why Zhou Qing wanted to see him, given Zhou Qing's current rank, he didn't dare to be negligent in the slightest.

Just on the morning of the next day, he came to Zhou Qing politely.

"Senior Brother Xu Zheng, please sit down."

Zhou Qing treated Xu Zheng politely and courteously, and started chatting and laughing with him.

Because he has acted in many of Ning Hao's movies, except for "Lost in Thailand", all the others were exclusively invested by Zhou Qing Pictures.

Therefore, Zhou Qing visited the class many times and met Xu Zheng several times, so he was quite familiar with him.

At this moment, both sides were still having a very pleasant chat.

"Director Zhou, are you planning to let me direct the sequel to Lost on Journey?"

When Zhou Qing explained his purpose, Xu Zheng couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, with an indescribable look of surprise on his face.

To be honest, when Zhou Qing mentioned "Lost in Thailand", Xu Zheng thought that the other party wanted him to be the leading actor again.

After all, Xu Zheng is the leading actor in "Lost on Journey", and since it is a sequel, it must have the original cast.

Although the box office of "Lost on Journey" was only 6000 million, the box office of "Lost in Thailand" just starred by Xu Zheng was as high as 10 billion.

But Xu Zheng still attaches great importance to "Lost in Thailand".

He didn't say that he was so short-sighted as to look down on the sequel of a 10 million movie just because there was a 6000 billion movie.

Not to mention, this is a movie produced by Zhou Qing Pictures.

Looking back over the years, every movie released by Zhou Qing Pictures has been a hit, and this is a consensus in the industry.

Unless Xu Zheng was out of his mind, he would not look down on such an opportunity.

So when Zhou Qing mentioned "Lost in Thailand", Xu Zheng immediately made a decision in his mind.

I must seize this opportunity and perform well in "Lost in Thailand".

But Xu Zheng never expected that Director Zhou actually approached him to make him a director!

This really hurt Xu Zheng's old waist.

You have to know that Xu Zheng is a serious actor!

Although Xu Zheng has always had the ambition to be a director, he even directed the TV series "Li Wei as an Official 04" in 2.

But no one in the circle has ever regarded Xu Zheng as a director. They have always regarded him as an actor.

Under such circumstances, Director Zhou unexpectedly asked me to be the director out of the blue!
How could Xu Zheng not be surprised?

But while he was surprised, Xu Zheng felt even greater joy and excitement.

After all, who in the entire circle doesn’t know that Director Zhou likes to support new directors?

Starting from Ning Hao, to Xue Xiaolu, Lu Yang, Wu Jing, Wu Ershan, and of course Ye Weixin can also be included.

Let’s take a look at the directors supported by Director Zhou. Which one of them did not become an instant hit?

Director Zhou’s vision has never been wrong!

Does this mean that I will become instantly famous like those directors supported by Director Zhou?
Bang bang bang!
When he thought of this, Xu Zheng felt his heart beating faster.

"Thank you Director Zhou for giving me this opportunity. I will definitely try my best and not let you down!"

Xu Zheng immediately swore a solemn oath in front of Zhou Qing, patting his chest loudly.

This matter was agreed upon so happily.

"Xiao Liu."

Only after the filming of Lost in Thailand was finalized did Zhou Qing board the plane to Hollywood without any worries.

"Director Zhou."

After some rest at Crown Pictures, Director Yang took the opportunity to report a lot of things to Zhou Qing.

First of all, the "Twilight 5" project has officially started, and the cooperation method remains the same as before.

Crown Entertainment is in the main control position, with Feige from the former Summit Entertainment acting as a partner, and the two parties jointly developing the last film in this series.

Both parties have worked on four "Twilight" series in succession, so Zhou Qing is relatively reassured about this.

Didn't ask too much.

Another thing is the development of "The Hunger Games". Director Yang is currently arguing with Feig and Brin.

The reason is that both parties want to cooperate with Crown Films to operate "The Hunger Games" together.

Even though Crown Pictures is the main controller and cannot escape, they have no choice but to co-produce the film when they come.

But both sides remain extremely enthusiastic.

With the successful example of "Twilight", who can remain indifferent to "The Hunger Games" series?

"We have worked with Summit many times, so let's choose Lionsgate for The Hunger Games."

Zhou Qing pondered for a moment and made this decision.

Summit Entertainment is now just a "department" under Lionsgate, so Zhou Qing is naturally more inclined to cooperate with Lionsgate.

What's more, "The Hunger Games" in the original time and space was developed by Lionsgate.

So choosing Lionsgate was a natural choice.

"Smith."

"Director Zhou."

After dealing with some matters at Crown Pictures, Zhou Qing had no more delays.

I met up with the R&H team as soon as possible. (End of this chapter)