Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

What made Zhou Qing happy was that while "Interstellar" was a huge hit in mainland China, the box office of "Twilight 5" was also a hit.

The film will be released on November 11, just one day later than "Interstellar".

On the day of its release, it earned 7120 million US dollars, becoming the box office champion of the same period.

The momentum continued to grow over the next few days, with the film grossing a total of 1.41 million U.S. dollars in the first weekend.

Note that this is just the first weekend's results.

Even if "Twilight 5" is the same as its predecessor, there will be a serious drop in box office revenue in the future.

However, with such an explosive start, how bad can the box office of "Twilight 5" be?
What's more, the momentum of "Twilight 5" is much better than that of "Twilight 4".

After topping the box office charts on the day of its release, it remained at the top of the charts for two consecutive weeks.

No other film can shake its position.

Even judging from the new films released in the same period in North America, no other film will be able to dethrone "Twilight 5" for a long time to come.

This is especially true for the mainland's "Interstellar".

Even though it is the Lunar New Year holiday, there are many blockbusters released in mainland China, but they are all no match for "Interstellar".

So the current situation is that whether in mainland China or North America, Zhou Qing has films sweeping the entire market.

I have to say this feeling really makes people feel happy.

"Interstellar was a hit, and so was Twilight. Director Zhou is going to be on a roll."

"He is a big shot in the mainland, and he is still a big shot in Hollywood. The world can no longer stop Director Zhou."

"As expected of Director Zhou, he dominates the market even after going to Hollywood. Awesome!"

Because of Crown Films, information about "Twilight 5" also spread to the domestic entertainment industry.

The entire circle began to worship Zhou Qing.

It's fine that you're like this in the mainland, killing people wherever they stand, but why are you still so aggressive after going to Hollywood?
In the golden period of Christmas, it directly dominates the box office?

It has made all the Hollywood blockbusters so angry that they can only sing "Conquer" obediently?

It’s so fierce!

Looking at the entire Chinese entertainment industry, it is really hard to find anyone else as vigorous and powerful.

"Well done, Director Zhou. We just want to show those Hollywood guys that we can also make a hit movie!"

Han Sanping even called to congratulate him, even though "Twilight 5" has nothing to do with China Film.

But Han Sanping felt really refreshed when he saw the films directed by Chinese filmmakers doing great success in Hollywood.

"Mr. Han, you are too kind. The reason why Twilight has achieved such success is because the fans of the novel are more receptive to it."

Of course Zhou Qing was modest.

"There are no original novels for Lucy and Interstellar, right? Director Zhou, you are just too modest."

Han Sanping boasted to Zhou Qing again, and the two of them exchanged some pleasantries before getting to the point.

Of course, the Third Master was not here just to congratulate, but to discuss the matter of "Life of Pi" with Zhou Qing.

This film will be released in January next year. It is already the end of November, so of course some things have to be arranged in advance.

"Boss Han, I remember telling you before that I have to go to Hollywood to do PR for the Oscars. I'm afraid I really can't spare the time in the mainland."

Zhou Qing told Han Sanping the truth and told him his difficulties.

Han Sanping is actually much more enthusiastic about "Life of PI" winning an Oscar than Zhou Qing.

You should know that this is a co-production with the participation of China Film Group.

If he could really win an Oscar, it would definitely be a highlight in Han Sanping's list of achievements.

Compared to this, box office and other things are secondary.

"Just focus on your Oscar bid and leave Life of Pi to me."

Han Sanping immediately made a solemn promise to Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing was still very relieved about this.

After all, China Film is one of the producers of "Life of Pi", so it is impossible for it not to pay attention to this film.

On the contrary, considering the nature of "Life of Pi", China Film Group is probably much more attentive to it than any previous film.

So after Zhou Qing made some simple arrangements for Zhou Qing Pictures, he set off in a hurry and rushed to Hollywood.

"Director Yang, how is the public relations preparation going now?"

After a brief rest, Zhou Qing came to Crown Pictures and started discussing business with Director Yang.

"The PR company has already screened out the judges who are interested in the type of film like Life of Pi, as well as the Academy members who can be won over."

"The invitations that should be sent have been sent, and of course, the gifts that should be sent have also been sent."

"We have done all the preparations we can in the early stages."

"The next two or three months is when we need to really make an effort."

Director Yang reported the relevant situation to Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing understood what was going on after hearing this.

There are still big differences between the Oscar rules and the three major European rules.

The judges of the three major organizations are all small, with only a dozen people at most.

But there are more than 5 Oscar judges, almost 6 people.

The Oscar-winning films will be decided by the votes of nearly 6 people.

These 6 people are the targets of all film producers who want to win an Oscar.

But the Oscars also have regulations that each judge can only attend a maximum of three public relations receptions.

So there is a lot of room for maneuver.

If you want to win a prize, you have to invest real money and be willing to work hard.

So Zhou Qing did not skimp on this aspect and found the top public relations company in Hollywood.

The project hasn't even started in earnest yet, but 1000 million US dollars has already been spent.

As for the PR reception that will last for the next two or three months, it will all be Mane's turn!
This is also the reason why Zhou Qing does not support the public relations of "Interstellar".

It’s nothing, it’s just too expensive.

If he wasn't extremely sure, Zhou Qing would really be reluctant to do so.

"This is the PR strategy that the PR company developed for us. Director Zhou, please take a look."

Director Yang immediately handed the relevant documents to Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing quickly glanced through it and nodded secretly.

Professional matters really need to be done by professionals.

Although the PR company charged a relatively high fee this time, they are indeed very capable.

At least Zhou Qing was quite satisfied with those public relations strategies.

"Okay, just follow these."

Zhou Qing nodded to Director Yang and gave a casual instruction.

"Understood, Director Zhou."

Director Yang responded and left in a swift and decisive manner.

Just three days later, on December 3, Crown Pictures and Lionsgate Entertainment jointly held a grand cocktail party.

Zhou Qing, the director of "Life of Pi", and several leading actors were all present.

The same is true for Director Yang and Lionsgate’s top executives.

In addition, there are Alfonso Cuarón, Sandra, the heroine of "Gravity", Nolan, who just worked with her, Scarlett Johansson, the heroine of "Lucy", and so on.

A lot of Hollywood stars.

Zhou Qing, Crown Films and Lionsgate Films used all their efforts to invite these people.

Of course, in this situation, Zhou Qing, the two producers, and these Hollywood bigwigs are all supporting roles.

The real protagonists are the nearly 40 Oscar judges who were invited.

This cocktail party was held specifically to win over these judges.

This is what people in the circle usually call a public relations cocktail party.

According to the strategy formulated by the public relations company, director Zhou Qing also invested a lot of money.

It can be said that he used all his strength to make the judges feel at home and convince them to accept and support "Life of Pi".

He talked almost from beginning to end, without stopping for a moment, and his throat was almost smoking.

After the cocktail party, Zhou Qing was exhausted.

And this is just the strategy of conquering 40 judges.

This public relations campaign is destined to be an arduous and long-term battle.

“The only 3D fantasy blockbuster worth looking forward to during the Lunar New Year holiday this year: Life of Pi, directed and written by Zhou Qing.”

"China will produce its first Oscar-winning director, and Life of Pi will definitely win the Oscar!"

"Interstellar, written by Zhou Qing, exploded in November, earning 11 billion yuan at the box office."

"Interstellar closed with a box office of 11.2 billion, becoming the third Hollywood blockbuster to break 3 billion."

While Zhou Qing was busy in Hollywood, the domestic entertainment industry was also becoming unprecedentedly lively.

Since entering December, China Film Group has begun to vigorously promote and advertise "Life of Pi".

The effect is still very good.

This is a Sino-US co-production directed and written by Zhou Qing, and it is also a 3D visual effects blockbuster!

These alone are enough to arouse everyone's expectations and get everyone to go to the cinema.

Not to mention, with Han Sanping's deliberate promotion, the news that "Life of PI" is competing for an Oscar has become a hot topic, almost dominating the screen.

The popularity of "Life of Pi" has reached an unprecedented high.

There is no way, because in the history of Chinese entertainment, no director has ever conquered the Oscars. Top directors such as Zhang Guoshi and Chen Shishi have tried, but all of them failed.

The most dazzling achievement is just an Oscar nomination.

Under such circumstances, it is not difficult to know what the mentality of the circle is towards the Oscars.

"Director Zhou is going for an Oscar, but I don't know if he can succeed."

"Director Zhou should be the one with the best chance of winning an Oscar. I think he should be able to do it."

“I don’t know if Director Zhou can do it, but I hope he can get it.”

There was a lot of discussion in the circle about this.

There were many people who were optimistic about Zhou Qing and some who were pessimistic about Zhou Qing, and the two sides started arguing fiercely.

The specific results are of course hard to argue about, but it is true that the popularity of "Life of Pi" has been hyped up.

In addition, Nolan’s "Interstellar" has also been taken off the screen, and the box office can be said to be extremely explosive.

Thanks to the two names of Zhou Qing and Liu Yifei, the mainland box office really broke through 10 billion in one go.

It can be said that it shocked many people.

No one expected that "Interstellar" would become so popular in the domestic entertainment industry.

The name "Zhou Qing" once again made its presence felt.

There is no other reason, everyone is deeply impressed by the story of "Interstellar".

"Niubi, what's wrong with Director Zhou's brain?"

"I kneel down, I kneel down to Director Zhou. Only Director Zhou could come up with such a story."

"When it comes to screenwriting, Director Zhou admits to being second, so no one dares to claim to be first, right?"

"Interstellar is not a science fiction film, but a popular science film. The theories in it are all true!"

"Director Zhou is awesome!"

I don't know how many people bow down to Zhou Qing and admire him.

What about Liu Yifei?

Everyone became more and more envious, jealous and hateful of him, and some even became so envious that their eyes were almost blinded.

What a win.

The movie "Interstellar" really made Liu Yifei numb.

The global box office sales reached 7.2 million US dollars, helping Liu Yifei become the "International Liu"!
7.2 million US dollars!
This achievement can be said to be unique in the entire Chinese entertainment industry, and no other female star can achieve it.

Even Gong Huang and Zhang Ziyi have never achieved such results and are far behind Liu Yifei.

As for those other female stars, well, they can only carry shoes for Liu Yifei.

There's no way, the gap is really too big.

So what about from the perspective of domestic entertainment?

Liu Yifei has added another movie that has grossed over 10 billion yuan.

She is no longer the original "double billion heroine", but has transformed into a "triple billion heroine"!
To be frank, compared with other actresses, she is not on the same level, she is in a class of her own.

In fact, Zhou Qingren can also see this information in Hollywood, after all, there is everything on the Internet.

Unfortunately, Zhou Qing has been busy with the public relations of "Life of Pi" recently and has no energy to pay attention to these things.

Even the box office data of "Twilight 5" was reported by Director Yang.

"The total box office of Twilight 5 is 2.98 million US dollars, which is a beautiful ending."

Director Yang is very satisfied with this result.

The same is true for Zhou Qing.

You know, this result is really very high.

Take the North American box office rankings in 13 for example. Man of Steel, which ranked fourth, had a total box office of only 4 million US dollars.

With 5 million yuan, "Twilight 2.98" is a huge hit no matter how you look at it.

What's more important?
The production cost of "Twilight 5" is really low, only 7500 million US dollars!

With such box office success, Zhou Qing really made a fortune.

Zhou Qing was in such a good mood.

Even the subsequent public relations reception seemed to be more lively.

"Mr. Chris."

"Mr. Matt."

"Mr. Michael."

Just like before, after the PR reception, there was still a PR reception.

One after another, endlessly.

It can be said that either you are doing public relations at a cocktail party or you are on the way to a public relations cocktail party.

Zhou Qing’s current state can be summarized in one sentence: busy and happy.

"Personal Tailor" was a huge hit at the box office, with a first-day box office of 8400 million, setting a new record for the first-day box office of a domestic film!"

"8400 million, the first-day box office of "Personal Tailor" surpassed "Your Name" and became the highest first-day box office in the history of Chinese entertainment!"

"Personal Tailor" grossed 8400 million yuan on its first day, and its total box office is expected to surpass Your Name!"

On December 12, the mainland director Feng Xiaogang's "Private Tailor" was released with great momentum.

On the day of its release, the film grossed a whopping 8400 million at the box office, directly breaking the record of "Your Name".

It suddenly became the highest first-day box office record for a Chinese-language film, which dazzled many people.

This came as a surprise to many people.

After all, although Feng Xiaogang is a big director in mainland China, he has always been firmly suppressed by Zhou Qing in recent years.

Who would have thought that this guy would suddenly become so powerful?
Defeat Director Zhou in one fell swoop!

You should know that Zhou Qing's "Your Name", which had a box office of 8200 million on the first day, had a total box office of an astonishing 14 billion.

Doesn’t this mean that the total box office of "Personal Tailor" may also reach 14 billion?

hiss!
I'm not calm anymore.

When he thought of this, Feng Xiaogang felt his heart start pounding wildly.

What does it mean to be proud of yourself?

This is something to be proud of!
Feng Xiaogang now feels refreshed and very proud of himself.

Think about it, since Zhou Qing's rise over the years, he has been left far behind by his opponent every time.

This happened time and again, and Feng Xiaogang's spirit was almost worn out.

He had long since given up hope of surpassing Zhou Qing.

But who could have imagined that one day, I would be able to overtake others?

Haha, let’s see who is still saying that they are not as good as Zhou Qing!
Feng Xiaogang was so passionate.

He just felt that his whole body was full of strength, and he subconsciously rubbed his hands, waiting to defeat Zhou Qing.

But unfortunately, Feng Xiaogang, who was already on top of the world, did not realize the large number of negative reviews for "Personal Tailor".

This movie only has a score of 6.0 on Baidu, which is considered a bad movie.

It is completely incomparable to the extremely high score of 8.7 points of "Your Name".

In addition, the gap in the first-day box office was also very small, so it was destined not to happen that "Private Tailor" surpassed "Your Name".

Another one is "The Four 2" starring Zhao Liying.

The film was released on December 12 and earned 6 million at the box office on the first day of its release.

Now, two weeks have passed, and its total box office has accumulated to 1.2 million.

Based on this momentum, it is unlikely to break 2 million, but it is still very easy to exceed 1.5 million.

I'm afraid it's about the same as the 1 million of "The Four 1.75".

Of course, there is a big gap between this box office and those other real blockbusters.

But Zhao Liying was already very satisfied.

After all, with a box office of less than 2 million, no one can say it is a low box office, right?
Especially since this is only the second movie starring Zhao Liying!

He crossed over from the TV drama circle to the film circle and starred in two movies in a row, both of which grossed nearly 2 million yuan. This is already a very impressive start.

To put it bluntly, these two consecutive "The Four" films have completely helped Zhao Liying gain a firm foothold in the film industry.

Not to mention, "Back to 20" starring Zhao Liying is still in post-production.

This is a movie directed by Director Zhou and screenwriter Lu Yang, it is definitely a hit!

Zhao Liying's future in the film industry is also visibly bright.

"Mr. Wilson."

"Mr. Robert."

"Mr. Carwell."

As for the domestic entertainment, Zhou Qing cannot take care of it for the time being.

His main task at the moment is still the public relations of "Life of Pi".

The entire December and even the first half of January were spent at one public relations cocktail party after another.

Zhou Qing felt like vomiting whenever he saw a cocktail party, but there was nothing he could do as he had to attend too many of them.

Fortunately, hard work pays off, and Zhou Qing’s hard work over such a long period of time was not in vain.

On January 1, the Oscar nominations were announced.

"Director Zhou, good news! Great news! Life of Pi has been nominated for 11 awards!"

Director Yang was like a chicken with blood pumped up, and he started yelling in front of Zhou Qing. (End of this chapter)