Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

Chapter 378: "Back to 20" made 4.6 billion, Director Zhou is going to dazzle people again
Like "Life of Pi", "The Revenant" will definitely be released globally.

After all, this is a Hollywood blockbuster starring superstar Leonardo DiCaprio!

As I said before, although "The Revenant" is an art film, its box office potential is really not low.

The global box office is only slightly lower than that of "Life of Pi".

It is also worth mentioning that because the shooting period was greatly shortened, the cost of "The Revenant" was much lower than the original time and space.

It only cost 1 million US dollars!

It saved more than 30 million US dollars.

This is no small sum of money.

Therefore, it is obvious to the naked eye that the profits that "The Revenant" will ultimately bring to Crown Pictures will definitely not be small.

And if "The Revenant" wins the Oscar again as expected, Zhou Qing's reputation in Hollywood will be further elevated.

Become a truly heavyweight top director.

Taking all these circumstances into consideration, Zhou Qing naturally attaches great importance to "The Revenant".

"Director Zhou."

"The finished film of The Revenant is out. Please arrange to watch it."

After arriving at Crown Pictures, Zhou Qing did not hesitate and gave orders immediately.

Several other co-producers had been looking forward to this for a long time and joined forces with Crown Pictures at the fastest speed.

"Director Zhou has made another good movie."

“Only Director Zhou can make a movie like this.”

"Leon is in his best form under Director Zhou!"

"The Revenant will definitely have a place at this year's Oscars."

The overall viewing experience was very enjoyable, and all the co-producers gave "The Revenant" extremely high praise.

People who work in this field usually have good eyesight and can tell good movies from bad ones.

And "The Revenant" directed by Zhou Qing is undoubtedly a good movie.

It's still a good movie that is impeccable in every aspect.

How could anyone be dissatisfied?

"Director Zhou, The Revenant is so good, it would be a shame if it doesn't win an Oscar. I'm sure you have this plan, right?"

The co-producer also took the initiative to mention this.

"Of course, Leon has suffered so much, and it would be a shame for him not to go for the Oscars."

Zhou Qing admitted it with a smile, and laughter broke out at the scene as well.

Leo's Oscar bid and the like are always a hot topic in the entertainment industry.

"Leon will not suffer any more in the future. I believe that The Revenant will definitely win an Oscar!"

"Yes, The Revenant will definitely win the Oscar again!"

Another producer spoke emphatically.

Everyone is also very optimistic about "The Revenant"'s Oscar bid.

Then, in the follow-up arrangements for "The Revenant", Oscar public relations became a natural part.

Especially given the huge success of "Life of Pi", all parties are willing to continue spending money on "The Revenant".

Another thing is the global release of "The Revenant", which also needs no further explanation.

Everyone also agreed to the release date of February next year, and carried out corresponding publicity and promotion based on this date.

"Director Zhou."

When Leo heard that Zhou Qing had come to Hollywood, he made a special appointment to meet him.

The most important thing is to communicate with Zhou Qing about Oscar's issue.

"I have some experience in Oscars public relations..."

Little Leo shared his experiences with Zhou Qing, speaking very clearly.

He also took the initiative to suggest that he could contribute in this regard.

Leo, who has been a professional runner-up for 20 years, is still as concerned about the Oscars as ever.

Zhou Qing chatted with Little Li Zi for a while and felt that he benefited a lot, so he turned around and pushed Little Li Zi to Director Yang.

Although he is the boss of Crown Pictures, he basically does not care about the company at all.

Zhou Qing will naturally put a lot of effort into public relations receptions and the like, but he doesn't have to do all the related work in the early stages himself.

He did not stay in Hollywood for long. After arranging relevant matters, he returned to Beijing.

"The low-budget comedy "20 Again" was taken off the screen with a total box office of 4.68 million, becoming the best in Zhao Liying's career."

"20 Again, released by Zhou Qing Pictures, closed with a box office of 4.68 million yuan, and netizens said they didn't see enough and are looking forward to the sequel."

"20 Again, starring Zhao Liying, was a critical and commercial success, with a total box office of 4.68 million!"

In early November, "Back to 11" starring Zhao Liying ended its theatrical release period.

The total box office was soon revealed, and it can be said to be extremely impressive.

Although it is not as high as the 8 million yuan of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", nor as high as the 6 million yuan of "The Breakup Guru" released a while ago, nor as high as the 5 million yuan of "So Young" released in the same period.

But the box office of 4.68 million is definitely not low.

It can safely be called a high box office hit.

Especially considering that the cost of "20 Again" was only 2000 million, the film is a huge success story.

Those colleagues in the film and television companies were extremely envious and jealous of Zhou Qing.

Although the box office of 4.68 million yuan may not seem that explosive, from the perspective of the investors, this movie has made Zhou Qing Pictures a lot of money.

According to a rough estimate, this film can bring at least 100 million yuan in profit to Zhou Qing Pictures.

As the boss of Zhou Qing Pictures, Zhou Qing knew with great precision that "20 Again" made him nearly 1.5 million yuan!

There is no other reason, the cost of "20 Again" was really too low.

"Congratulations, Liying. 20 Again is a box office hit again!"

Everyone in Zhou Qing Film sent their blessings to Zhao Liying, and the smile on Zhao Liying's face never stopped.

She was very satisfied with the box office of 4.68 million.

From now on, Zhao Liying is the heroine of the 4 million box office movie.

Apart from her, there are no other big names in the film, so the box office of this film is really supported by Zhao Liying.

If "The Four" is the work that laid the foundation for Zhao Liying to gain a foothold in the film industry, then "20 Again" truly made Zhao Liying a movie star.

How could Zhao Liying not be happy?
The same is true for Lu Yang, the director.

"20 Again" is the best-performing work in his career.

Especially considering the scale of "Back to 20", Lu Yang is even more satisfied with the results.

It was definitely a huge success.

"By the way, Director Zhou, I have already finished the post-production of Go Away Tumor King."

After chatting with everyone for a while, Lu Yang knocked on Zhou Qing's office door and reported the incident to Zhou Qing.

"Let's go watch a movie."

There was nothing important to do right now, so Zhou Qing followed Lu Yang to watch a movie with great interest.

Zhou Qing is actually quite interested in "Mr. Tumor", directed by Lu Yang and starring Zhu Yawen.

That’s right, the male lead of “Go Away! Tumor King” is no longer Wu Yanzu, but Zhu Yawen.

It is worth mentioning that letting Zhu Yawen play the male lead was not Zhou Qing’s idea, but Lu Yang’s own choice.

As a director under Zhou Qing Pictures, if Lu Yang has a suitable role, he will definitely give priority to artists under Zhou Qing Pictures. Needless to say.

There would be no problem in letting Zhu Yawen play the male doctor in "Mr. Tumor", so Lu Yang naturally chose Zhu Yawen.

“The film of Mr. Tumor is finally out? Let’s go, let’s go!”

When Zhu Yawen heard the news, he also joined the group with great interest.

"Hahaha."

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

As the male protagonist, he looked like a fool, laughing and crying at the same time.

I laughed out loud in the first half of the movie, but when the heroine died at the end, my eyes were red.

Zhou Qing also couldn't help but nodded repeatedly.

Although the style is completely different from the Han Yan version of "Mr. Tumor", it is undeniable that the Lu Yang version of "Mr. Tumor" is also a good movie.

Lu Yang is indeed a capable director. As long as the script is reliable, there is nothing to worry about.

Especially after personally reviewing the finished film, Zhou Qing became more confident about "Mr. Tumor".

So what is the release date of "Mr. Tumor"?
Zhou Qing had already made arrangements for this.

Considering the subject matter of "Mr. Tumor", especially the tragedy, it is obviously inappropriate to release it during the Lunar New Year holiday.

Besides, there are no good time slots left during this year's Lunar New Year holiday.

Therefore, Zhou Qing plans to release "Mr. Tumor" in the summer vacation next year, just like in the original time and space.

Or to be more specific, it will be released in mid-June of next summer vacation.

It's nothing, there are so many blockbusters in July, so it's really not worth going.

It is particularly worth mentioning that a very popular movie will also be released during this period: "Monster Hunt".

This film is the first Chinese-language film to break the 20 billion box office.

Although the cost was as high as 3.5 million yuan, the total box office grossed 24 billion yuan!

It blinded many people's eyes back then.

Faced with a film of this level, Zhou Qing would definitely not be able to send "Mr. Tumor" in to compete head-on with it, as he really couldn't win.

In addition to "Monster Hunt" on July 7, another terrible movie "The Pancake Man" will be released on July 16.

Even though the film was terrible, its box office was really high, reaching 11.6 billion!
It's really a bit unbearable.

Of course, we can’t forget Guo Xiaosi’s “Tiny Times 7” which was released on July 9 and also grossed 4 million yuan.

So this period in July is really too intense.

On the contrary, there were no films worth mentioning in June and August.

So sending "Mr. Tumor" for these two months was a natural choice.

Considering that Zhou Qing Pictures has other films currently in production, such as "Detective Chinatown" and "Ip Man 4", both are in full swing of post-production.

From Zhou Qing Pictures' perspective, he has to consider all aspects and reserve some good schedules for other films.

Then I can only send "Mr. Tumor" to June.

"Director Zhou, just take care of the arrangements."

Lu Yang had no objection to the schedule chosen by Zhou Qing, after all, he was the boss.

What's more, there's nothing wrong with the schedule Zhou Qing chose, right?
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Since entering November, the Chinese entertainment film market has really become lively.

You know, the Lunar New Year movie season has already begun in earnest.

Xu Ke's "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" and Jiang Wen's "One Step Away" are both in full swing of promotion.

These two movies are currently the most promising films in the industry, after all, they look so good in terms of sales.

There is no need to say much about Xu Ke, he is a top director and has his own traffic.

Especially since "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" is a 3D blockbuster, naturally no one dares to underestimate it.

What about "One Step Away"?

Thanks to the huge success of Jiang Wen's "Let the Bullets Fly", people in the industry also have high hopes for "One Step Away".

This year's Lunar New Year box office can be said to be dominated by these two films, with the two heroes competing for the world.

As for "The Monkey King: Hero is Back", which was vigorously launched by Zhou Qing Pictures, it is actually inferior to these two.

In addition, there are other powerful competitors such as "The Hobbit 3" and "Fleet of Time" eyeing the market.

Generally speaking, this year's Lunar New Year movie season is still full of excitement.

"Zhou Qing, which movie do you think will have the highest box office during this year's Lunar New Year holiday?"

"'Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy' or 'One Step Away'?"

In the luxurious villa, Zhou Qing and Liu Yifei were enjoying their own world, and the girl asked Zhou Qing curiously.

In fact, Liu Yifei's point of view also represents the views of the vast majority of people in the circle.

Many people believe that the winner of this year's Lunar New Year box office will be one of these two films.

Among them, even more people are optimistic about "One Step Away".

In addition to the halo of "Let the Bullets Fly", it is also inseparable from Jiang Wen's high profile.

"The box office of 'One Step Away' will definitely exceed 10 billion! That's not a problem!"

Jiang Wen had already made bold statements to the public in a very high-profile manner, which immediately raised the public's expectations.

In particular, it has long been rumored in the circle that Wanda and Jiang Wen have signed a guaranteed distribution agreement of 10 billion yuan.

What do you mean?

That is to say, "One Step Away" has now earned 10 billion yuan.

Even if the total box office is less than 10 billion, Wanda will share the profits with Jiang Wen based on 10 billion.

Of course, if "One Step Away" exceeds 10 billion, the excess portion will belong to Wanda.

Frankly speaking, this method is quite risky. If you fail, the money you have to pay will be a lot.

No one would dare to do this unless they have great confidence in a particular film.

The reason why Wanda dared to play like this with Jiang Wen was mainly because she was overwhelmed by the success of "Let the Bullets Fly".

By the time "One Step Away" is released, Wang Jianlin will probably cry until he faints in the toilet.

"Does it have to be these two? Don't you really trust my judgment?"

Zhou Qing smiled and scratched Liu Yifei's nose.

“Do you think it will be The Return of the Great Sage?”

Liu Yifei was a little surprised by this answer.

In fact, "The Return of the Great Sage" is produced exclusively by Zhou Qing, so how could Liu Yifei not be optimistic about "The Return of the Great Sage"?

After all, Zhou Qing's vision has never been wrong.

But even though I am optimistic about "The Return of the Great Sage", I never thought that "The Return of the Great Sage" would surpass Xu Ke and Jiang Wen.

This is just an animated movie, can it really be this exciting?
"Just wait and see, Sissi, The Return of the Great Sage will scare everyone."

Zhou Qing said confidently.

You should know that the highest-grossing film during this year's Lunar New Year holiday was Xu Ke's "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy", but the total box office was only 7.7 million.

None of them are as good as "The Return of the Great Sage" in the original time and space.

Not to mention "The Return of the Great Sage" which is now completely hyped up by Zhou Qing.

Therefore, Zhou Qing is very confident that "The Return of the Great Sage" will dazzle everyone.

(End of this chapter)