Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

"Lost in Thailand" was a huge hit at the box office, earning 8000 million yuan on its first day of release."

"With a box office of 8000 million on the first day, Lost in Thailand starring Wang Baoqiang, Xu Zheng and Huang Bo set off a viewing craze."

"The biggest dark horse of the summer season has emerged, with Zhou Qing Pictures' Lost in Thailand earning an astonishing 8000 million yuan in box office revenue on its first day."

In early June, "Lost in Thailand", which had been preheated for a month, was released and immediately dazzled everyone in the industry.

8000 million in box office on the first day!

Are you kidding me?
This is too exaggerated!

Although "Lost in Thailand" is a work produced by Zhou Qing Pictures and written by Zhou Qing, people in the industry know that this movie will definitely do well at the box office.

After all, the films produced by Zhou Qing Pictures have really good box office performance.

Even a martial arts movie like "Knife of the Assassin" can easily make two or three hundred million at the box office.

But even so, no one expected that "Lost in Thailand" would become such a hit!

The box office on the first day reached 8000 million!
It's not just a question of being high; it's so high that it's frightening, unreal, and jaw-dropping.

You have to know that looking at the entire history of Chinese entertainment films, there are only a few that have broken 8000 million on the first day box office?

If I count on my fingers, there are only two movies: "Life of Pi" and "Your Name".

Apart from this, nothing else!
Even "Lost in Thailand", which had a box office of 10 billion yuan, only earned 6200 million on the first day.

As a result, "Lost in Thailand" directly made 8000 million?
Ranked third in Chinese film history?
This is too much for the heart!

The total box office of its predecessor, "Lost on Journey", was just over 6000 million.

How come the sequel has reached such a level?
Everyone in the circle was dumbfounded.

Judging from the first day box office, the total box office of "Lost in Thailand" will probably easily exceed 10 billion yuan, right?

hiss!
Many people gasped.

"8000 million first-day box office? I get it."

Zhou Qing seemed much calmer about this. Although he was also happy, he was not surprised.

As a reborn person, he already knew how huge the box office potential of "Lost in Thailand" was.

You have to know that in the original time and space, "Lost in Thailand" was the first Chinese entertainment film to break the 10 billion box office.

The total box office is nearly 13 billion.

The first-day box office of 8000 million is just basic operation.

Zhou Qing didn't take it too seriously and continued to work on the filming of "The Revenant".

In the following scenes, there are very few scenes for Teacher Tang and other people, it is basically a one-man show by Leonardo DiCaprio alone.

To be honest, the overall shooting process was quite difficult.

Leo, who just crawled out of the grave and "resurrected", is still in a state of serious injury and has not recovered.

In the early days, I couldn’t even walk and could only crawl forward in the snow.

That's not artificial snow, but real ice and snow.

Climbing on it in such a cold season is so painful that you can imagine it even with your thighs.

Little Leo was almost frozen into a popsicle, shivering all over, but he never complained.

I have to say, although Leo is a big star, when it comes to professionalism, he is far better than some actors in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Not only do they crawl on the snow, they also eat grass roots, raw meat, etc.

For the sake of authenticity, Leo does everything for real and never uses a body double.

The same is true for the scene where Leo hides in the water to avoid being hunted by a primitive tribe.

"All units, prepare."

"start!"

As the clapperboard sounded, Leo got into the mood in an instant.

Without saying a word, he quickly dived into the water.

He looked at the figures on the shore with great vigilance and quietly retreated into the water.

But the primitive tribe on the shore were not idle and they were keenly aware of something.

He began to move closer to Leo.

Little Leo kept retreating and hiding.

Finally, there was no place to hide, so he dived into the water and swam forward rapidly.

"Crack!"

"Pass!"

"Hurry up, Leon, come up quickly."

After Zhou Qing shouted "click", he immediately asked someone to go and pick up Little Li Zi.

At this moment, Little Leo was soaked all over, like a drowned chicken.

"Director Zhou, how...how was my performance?"

Little Li's face turned blue from the cold, and he could hardly speak coherently. He asked Zhou Qing tremblingly.

"Very good, Leon, go get warm and change these clothes."

Zhou Qing quickly waved to Little Leo.

Only then was Little Leo helped by the staff to walk.

After struggling for more than half an hour, Little Leo finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Continue to devote yourself to the relevant shooting with full enthusiasm.

"The Hunger Games grossed $6825 million on its first day, setting a record for the highest first-day box office for a non-sequel in film history."

"The Hunger Games, which is controlled by Crown Entertainment, was a huge hit at the box office, earning 6825 million on the first day of its release!"

On June 6, "The Hunger Games", which Zhou Qing attached great importance to, was released as scheduled and amazed the entire North American market.

There's no other reason, the first-day box office of 6825 million US dollars is really too impressive.

It set a new first-day box office record for non-sequel films in North American film history!
This record was originally held by Nolan's "Batman: The Dark Knight".

The film grossed 6717 million U.S. dollars on its first day of release, becoming a huge hit.

As a result, its first-day box office has been surpassed by "The Hunger Games".

From this we can see how good the performance of "The Hunger Games" is. It is no exaggeration to say that it is explosive.

Director Yang was so happy that he went crazy, and so was Lionsgate.

Although the first-day box office surpassed "The Dark Knight", it does not mean that the total box office will surpass "The Dark Knight".

After all, fans' enthusiasm for movies is generally insufficient, and the box office has always shrunk significantly.

But with such a high first-day box office, even if it shrinks further, to what extent can it shrink?

A huge success!

There is no doubt that "The Hunger Games", which was designed to take over from "Twilight", has been a success again.

Zhou Qing was of course in a very happy mood.

An IP like "The Hunger Games" with a large number of fans is so popular that it is easy to reap the box office revenue.

But what made him even happier was the box office performance of Lost in Thailand.

Up to now, "Lost in Thailand" has been released for more than half a month, and its total box office has reached more than 8 million!
No one in the entire industry doubts that Lost in Thailand can break 10 billion, it is a foregone conclusion.

It depends on how far "Lost in Thailand" can go.

There are even many people who think that "Lost in Thailand" can challenge the status of "Your Name".

What's more, maybe he can even challenge "Life of Pi"!
All in all, the momentum of "Lost in Thailand" is unstoppable.

"Challenging 'Your Name'? I'm not being arrogant, but 'Lost in Thailand' is still a little bit behind."

Zhou Qing couldn't help but smile when he heard Liu Yifei talking to him about this.

"Lost in Thailand" is certainly great, but it is still impossible to surpass "Your Name".

Not to mention "Life of Pi".

"Actually, I don't think it's possible. You're the top director in Chinese entertainment. How can it be so easy to surpass you?"

Liu Yifei also agrees with this.

But if "Lost in Thailand" really achieved this kind of thing, then Xu Zheng would probably be so successful, right?
No, even if he couldn't surpass it, Xu Zheng was destined to ascend to heaven.

His first directorial debut was so explosive that he outshined almost all directors except Zhou Qing. Xu Zheng must have become a big hit long ago.

After chatting with Zhou Qing for a while, Liu Yifei suggested that she wanted to visit Zhou Qing's class.

Zhou Qing's first reaction was to refuse. It wasn't that he didn't want Liu Yifei to come, it was mainly because it was too much suffering.

"The environment here is too harsh. It's just deep in the mountains and old forests, but it's too cold."

"Leon's snot has frozen into ice lumps."

Zhou Qing spoke the truth and did not fabricate anything.

"Pfft, you are exaggerating too much, aren't you?"

The girl couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Leo is one of the world's top celebrities, why would he have a runny nose in public?

But it seems that the shooting location must be really cold.

The girl also understood Zhou Qing's intentions, but after some thought, she decided to go and see Zhou Qing.

Anyway, Liu Yifei doesn't have any movies to shoot recently, so she's just sitting around doing nothing.

Since Liu Yifei insisted, Zhou Qing didn't say much and agreed.

"Director Zhou, your girlfriend? I can tell from the smile on your face."

In the restaurant, Little Leo, who was sitting next to Zhou Qing, smiled as if to say "I understand".

Although Leo couldn't understand Chinese, he could still understand the expression on the man's face.

"Is it Crystal? I should have thought of it earlier!"

Little Leo suddenly realized it.

No wonder. At the celebration party for "Interstellar", it looked like the two of them had a special relationship.

What's more, Leo also remembered that there seemed to be rumors in the circle that Director Zhou helped him get the role of Crystal!
"She will come to visit the set in a while, and then you will know."

Zhou Qing said to Little Leo with a smile.

"Is she coming over from China? But she shouldn't be coming here to keep an eye on you, haha."

Little Leo played a joke in front of Zhou Qing.

“Leon, do you think everyone is like you, changing girlfriends like changing clothes?”

Teacher Tang on the opposite side ruthlessly attacked Leo.

"By the way, Director Zhou, after dinner, can I come to your place to discuss the script?"

After everyone chatted for a while, Little Li looked at Zhou Qing seriously and asked.

In this circle, discussing scripts is a "meaningful" thing.

But when Leo discusses the script at this moment, it must be a simple discussion of the script.

This made Zhou Qing sigh secretly.

It seems that Leo is really too obsessed with "The Revenant", or the little golden man.

I worked so hard that it turned out to be like this.

But it was of course a good thing that Little Leo had this intention, so Zhou Qing agreed without much hesitation.

"All units, prepare."

"Clear the venue!"

Facts have proved that the effect is indeed very good.

On the second day of filming, Leo was able to capture the character more accurately.

Of course, it is still just as hard as before, as Leo is going to show everyone a scene of eating raw fish.

"Leon, are you sure you want to do this for real?"

Before the official shooting began, Zhou Qing confirmed with Leo.

In fact, the crew had prepared relevant props, but Leo took the initiative to ask for the real thing for the sake of authenticity.

"Come on, Director Zhou."

Little Leo nodded firmly.

In this case, Zhou Qing didn't say anything more.

"start!"

He then stepped behind the monitor and shouted start.

Little Leo also quickly got into the state and stepped into the lake with a few quick steps.

He walked into the "fishing pond" he built and caught a live fish.

Then without saying a word, he stuffed it into his mouth and bit down hard.

He bit off a large piece of meat in one bite and began chewing it hard.

clap clap clap!
The live fish in his hand kept turning over.

Little Leo was like a starving ghost reincarnated, and he took several bites in succession.

The live fish that was struggling in his hand finally stopped moving.

Zhou Qing was so impressed by what he saw.

This time, Leo really went all out.

After suffering so much, it would be unreasonable if those guys in the academy still didn’t give me a little golden man.

"Crack!"

"Pass!"

Puff puff!
Little Leo, who had been holding it in, finally couldn't help it and spit out all the minced meat in his mouth.

"Quick, quick, bring some water."

The staff also brought clean water, and Little Leo gargled with it.

The performance just now was very realistic, but it was all acting.

As soon as Leo put this thing in his mouth, he almost vomited.

"Okay, next shot."

After all preparations were completed, Zhou Qing once again led the entire crew to start the subsequent filming.

Overall, the progress is still very good.

Finishing the film in August is not a problem at all.

"Let me introduce to you my girlfriend, Crystal."

At the end of June, Liu Yifei rushed to the set to visit the crew as she said.

Zhou Qing naturally didn't say much and introduced Liu Yifei to everyone on the set.

This is the director's wife. None of the actors in the crew dared to neglect her and they all greeted her politely and warmly.

"Crystal, I knew it was you! You are still as beautiful as your name."

Leo was no exception. He started by giving praises, showing how skilled he was.

For Leo, who often changes young models, this is just instinct.

"Thank you, Mr. Leonardo..."

Liu Yifei also responded politely to Leo.

She clearly felt that when she met Leo again this time, his attitude towards her was completely different from that during the filming of "Interstellar".

"Just like Director Zhou, just call me Leon."

Little Leo interrupted Liu Yifei and emphasized strongly.

"Okay Leon."

Liu Yifei did not insist and exchanged a few words with Little Leo with a smile.

"Tom Hardy, it's great to meet you, Crystal, you were amazing in Interstellar."

Teacher Tang also introduced himself in front of the girl.

"Nice to meet you too, Mr. Tom..."

Liu Yifei also responded enthusiastically to Teacher Tang.

In fact, Liu Yifei knew Teacher Tang without the need for an introduction.

Although this person is not as famous as Leo, he is actually quite well-known.

"Please call me Tom like Director Zhou does."

Teacher Tang behaved as politely as Little Leo. (End of this chapter)