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After some friendly pleasantries, the two sides officially started watching the movie.

There is no doubt about the result, after all, Nolan's level is there.

Even though the female lead was replaced by Liu Yifei, it did not have any impact on the overall quality of the movie.

It's nothing more than some minor adjustments in the details to make it more in line with the heroine's Asian identity.

But overall, it is still a very exciting and classic movie.

“What a magnificent space epic!”

Zhou Qing was not stingy in praising the film.

"Director Zhou, you're overpraising me. It's mainly because your script is well-written. I just expressed the words in the script with pictures."

Nolan immediately spoke modestly, but a smile appeared at the corner of his eyes subconsciously.

Obviously, Nolan himself is also very benefited by the recognition from a great director like Zhou Qing.

Director Yang, a senior executive of Crown Pictures, and senior executives from Legendary would occasionally interrupt and offer compliments.

Both parties were also extremely satisfied with the final product of "Interstellar".

Everyone was secretly amazed in their hearts. It was worthy of the collaboration between two top masters, Nolan and Zhou Qing. It was indeed extraordinary.

This "Interstellar" is as classic as "Gravity"!
Crown Pictures has come up with another blockbuster hit.

Everyone then discussed the follow-up matters, such as the release date and award-winning content.

Zhou Qing did not interfere too much in these matters, leaving professional matters to professionals.

"We plan to release Twilight 5 in November, so Interstellar should be released in the summer."

"It's early June now, so we can choose to release Interstellar in August."

This was a suggestion from Director Yang, the boss of the main plaintiff, and it was quickly agreed upon by everyone present.

In fact, Hollywood and the mainland are similar, with two golden seasons: summer and Christmas.

The summer season is also benchmarked against the summer season in mainland China, which runs from the end of May to the beginning of September.

This schedule was pioneered by Spielberg's "Jaws" and has now become one of the most important schedules in North America.

The box office revenue of movies during this period usually accounts for 40% of the annual box office revenue.

It can be said to be a battleground for military strategists.

Another golden period is the Christmas period, which is comparable to the Lunar New Year period in mainland China.

However, the Christmas season is much shorter than the Lunar New Year season, only lasting from Thanksgiving to Christmas.

So since "The Twilight Saga 5" controlled by Crown Entertainment has already targeted this schedule, "Interstellar" can only choose the summer schedule.

To avoid internal friction among one's own people.

Another thing is that "Interstellar" is competing for awards, or Oscars.

On this point, none of the parties has been too proactive.

After all, everyone who knows Nolan’s films knows that their commercial achievements are indeed dazzling, but they have never had much potential in terms of awards.

At least that was the case before Oppenheimer.

Especially as a reborn person, Zhou Qing knows better that although "Interstellar" did have some nominations at the Oscars, they were only marginal nominations.

Things like Best Original Score, Best Editing, Best Art Direction, etc.

They are all for comfort purposes and are dispensable.

Anyway, Zhou Qing doesn't think highly of it at all.

Under such circumstances, Zhou Qing certainly did not support spending a lot of money on public relations for "Interstellar".

Really not worth it.

But you can still sign up, and it won’t hurt to join in the fun.

Although Nolan also aspires to win an Oscar, he himself has a number of credits.

It was obvious at first glance that "Interstellar" was not a film that could win awards, so I gladly accepted the arrangement of the investors.

Afterwards, everyone held a cocktail party together to liven up the atmosphere, and Zhou Qing naturally did not refuse.

"The Twilight Saga 5 is about to wrap up. Based on past experience, the finished film will probably be released in July."

During this period, Director Yang also reported to Zhou Qing on matters related to "The Twilight Saga 5".

Crown Pictures has already produced four "Twilight" films, so Zhou Qing is not worried.

After a brief understanding, he asked about "The Hunger Games".

"The Hunger Games has also started filming. The director is Gary Ross and the leading actress is James Lawrence..."

After Zhou Qing had a brief understanding of the situation, he knew what was going on and was completely relieved.

After all, the original production company Lionsgate was involved, and the director and cast were exactly the same as Zhou Qing remembered.

Therefore, there should not be any deviation in the quality of the finished film, at least there should not be any major deviation.

Then Zhou Qing is even more optimistic about the film's box office.

"The filming period of The Hunger Games is about three months, and it is estimated to be completed in September."

Director Yang continued to report to Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing nodded and said nothing more.

The scale of "The Hunger Games" is larger than "Twilight", so it is not surprising that it took longer to shoot.

Not only is the shooting cycle long, but the time required for post-production is also longer.

If I remember correctly, the post-production of "The Hunger Games" took more than 5 months.

At this rate, there is no chance that "The Hunger Games" will be released this year, and we'll have to wait until next year.

But it's just right, taking over from "Twilight".

"Director Zhou, take care."

"Let's go back."

After both the host and the guests had a great time, Zhou Qing did not stay any longer and returned to the capital the next day.

"Take a good look, what is this?"

As soon as he met Liu Yifei in the luxurious villa, the girl excitedly put something in front of Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing took a glance and his eyes lit up immediately.

"ID card! Xixi, you finally got Chinese citizenship!"

Zhou Qing picked up Liu Yifei's ID card with great joy and played with it over and over again.

At the same time, I was filled with emotion.

How long has this been?
The girl finally succeeded in getting this thing.

"That's right. Now I am a genuine Chinese just like you."

Liu Yifei was also very happy.

There isn’t a lot of negative news about the girl in the circle, but she has been criticized by others before.

The nationality issue is one of the main areas that is criticized.

But from now on, those haters will have nothing to say.

Of course, these are not big problems. The real key is that after obtaining Chinese nationality, she and Zhou Qing can substantially advance to the next step, right?

"That's right, Sissi. To congratulate you on returning to the embrace of your motherland, let's celebrate tonight."

Zhou Qing returned the ID card to Liu Yifei and made this decision very happily.

"You sound so nice, but you are just greedy!"

Liu Yifei didn't even bother to expose Zhou Qing.

"Just say whether you want to go or not."

Zhou Qing looked at Liu Yifei fearlessly.

"Go, why not go?"

Liu Yifei said without thinking. After staying in the luxurious villa for a while, the time was almost up, so they both changed their clothes and went out happily.

But each of them is still armed to the teeth from head to toe.

There's nothing we can do. Although their relationship is now public, they are both top stars.

Not to mention Liu Yifei's terrible popularity among the public, Zhou Qing himself has quite a few fans.

If someone really caught it, it would be a big deal.

"Director Zhou."

After returning to Zhou Qing Pictures, Director Yang knocked on Zhou Qing's office door and reported some relevant situations to Zhou Qing.

First of all, Xue Xiaolu’s "Ocean Paradise" was taken off the screen, with a total box office of only 1.07 million.

Among the many movies released by Zhou Qing Pictures, this is undoubtedly a low box office movie, and it can even be said to be a drag.

Since the Chinese film market took off, which film released by Zhou Qing Pictures was not a big hit?
Eight hundred million or nine hundred million is not uncommon. Even martial arts films like "The Blade of the Assassin" can make more than 2 million.

But think about it again, "Ocean Paradise" is just an art film, okay.

Director Yang was at a loss for words.

As for Zhou Qing?

I am even more satisfied with the box office.

With a budget of 700 million, it grossed 1 million at the box office. What else do you want?
In addition, Lu Yang's "Assassin 2" was also released, and its performance can be said to have made great progress compared to the previous one.

The box office on the first day was 2200 million, which was more than 600 million higher than the first film.

The box office in the first week was as high as 1.3 million.

If this momentum continues, there will be no problem for the total box office to exceed 3 million yuan.

But 3 million should be the limit, and there is basically no hope of breaking 4 million.

Facts have proved that Zhou Qing's guess was completely correct. When "Assassin's Blade 7" was released in July, the total box office was counted at the first moment.

3.64 billion.

It is indeed a long way from 4 million.

But even so, the box office of 3.64 million is not low.

This is especially true for a martial arts film, which can be considered a great success.

Zhou Qing was also quite satisfied with this.

In fact, the trend of the "Knife of the Assassin" series is similar to that of the "Ip Man" series. The total box office of "Ip Man 2" is only more than 3 million.

Didn’t “Ip Man 3” just take off?

If it is "Knife of the Assassin 3", will the box office also soar?

Zhou Qing couldn't help but think so curiously.

But it was just a silent complaint. Zhou Qing was not very interested in actually producing "Assassin's Blade 3".

As I said, as a reborn person, with so many good things in my mind, it is most efficient and safest to adopt them.

If it's original, then there's no need for that.

Zhou Qing had already planned Lu Yang's next movie, "Back to 20", and Zhou Qing had no plans to change it.

"Xiao Liu, ask Lu Yang to come over."

After some brief thought, Zhou Qing called Lu Yang over.

I plan to start working on "20 Again" right away.

It's already July, we can't delay any longer.

Lu Yang filmed two "Blade of the Assassin" movies as he wished, and his addiction to martial arts has indeed been almost satisfied.

So without any nonsense, he took the order and carried out the corresponding preparations in full.

"Zhou Qing Pictures has released a new film, "Back to 20," written by director Zhou Qing and directed by director Lu Yang."

"After the "Embroidered Spring Blade" series of films, Lu Yang returned to the field of feature films, and the new film "Back to 20" was released at the age of ."

After working on it for a while, "Back to 20" was unsurprisingly dug out.

It immediately made the circle lively.

Although Lu Yang's strength is not outstanding among the "Zhou Qing-style directors", the best data in his career is a box office of more than 3 million yuan.

It has never exceeded 4 million.

Compared with Wu Jing, Xue Xiaolu, Ning Hao and Wu Ershan, there is a big gap.

These people are constantly setting new records of eight or nine hundred million. Even the worst one, Wu Jing, earned more than six hundred million for "No Mercy 2".

In comparison, Lu Yang's "Knife of the Assassin 2" and "Hypnotist" both grossed over 3 million yuan.

But even so, Lu Yang's status in the circle is very important.

A box office of over 3 million is not something that any director can achieve.

Unsurprisingly, the film "20 Again" directed by him has become a film project that many actors have paid close attention to.

Countless people began to try their best to get a role in this movie.

It’s just a pity that the female lead has already been decided to be Zhao Liying, and no one else is destined to have that chance.

As for the other characters, Zhou Qing didn't plan to ask about them and just left it to Lu Yang to handle.

Anyway, Zhou Qing absolutely believed in Lu Yang's strength.

"Director Zhou, I'm leaving!"

At the end of July, Wu Jing said goodbye to Zhou Qing and left Zhou Qing Pictures in a hurry.

Embarked on the journey to Jinling.

why go?
Naturally, special training was conducted for the filming of "Wolf Warrior".

I don’t know how this guy persuaded the Jinling Military District, but in any case, the Jinling Military District has completely agreed to Wu Jing’s request.

Promise this guy to undergo 18 months of special training in the Jinling Military Region.

These include the use of various firearms, mine laying, mine clearance, parachuting and other skills.

In a nutshell, Wu Jing was trained like a soldier.

Zhou Qing was quite impressed by this.

In terms of professionalism, I’m afraid there are few people in the entire circle who can be compared with Wu Jing, right?

"Train well. I'm waiting for the day when you'll be reborn."

Zhou Qing didn't say much, but gave Wu Jing some appropriate encouragement.

"Brother Jing, I'll go see you off!"

Wang Baoqiang, who had just finished filming "Lost in Thailand", volunteered to see Wu Jing off.

If we were to say who Wu Jing has the best relationship with in the entire Zhouqing Film Industry, it would definitely be Wang Baoqiang.

Both of them are really good at kung fu, and they have collaborated on two "No Mercy" movies in a row. Their friendship was forged through fighting.

"Xiao Liu, book me a plane ticket."

Wu Jing had just left when Zhou Qing also left Zhou Qing Pictures.

Naturally, I went to Hollywood to meet with the R&H team and work on Life of Pi.

Spending two-thirds of every month at Zhou Qing Pictures and one-third in Hollywood has become Zhou Qing's daily routine for the past six months.

I can only say that the movie "Life of Pi" is really a bit tiring.

But this time, Zhou Qing felt that he might have to stay in Hollywood for a while longer.

Because Liu Yifei is also in Hollywood.

"Interstellar" will be released next month and the promotion is now in full swing.

As the heroine, Liu Yifei naturally couldn't escape. (End of this chapter)