Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

"Director Tian, ​​I wish 'The Return of the Great Sage' a big box office success!"

"Thank you Ji Yan, Director Zhou, Yi Fei, please come in quickly."

On November 11, the crew of "The Return of the Great Sage" held a grand premiere, and Zhou Qing brought Liu Yifei to attend the event.

There is no way, who asked Tian Xiaopeng to be a nobody in the circle, and his influence can be said to be almost non-existent.

In order to prevent the premiere from being too shabby, Zhou Qing, the exclusive producer, had to put in more effort.

Anyway, Zhou Qing didn't have anything important to do in November.

Apart from some daily affairs of Zhou Qing Pictures, he just accompanies Liu Yifei to relax and have fun.

What's more, because of Zhou Qing's strong support, Liu Yifei's interest in "The Return of the Great Sage" was also fully aroused.

I am eager to take a look at the quality of "The Return of the Great Sage" which is highly praised by Zhou Qing.

So I thought, why not just attend the premiere, so that I can see the movie first, right?

By the way, you can also help support the crew of "The Return of the Great Sage", so why not do it?

"It's Director Zhou. Director Zhou is here too!"

"Director Zhou and Sister Fairy, they are here too!"

"It was worth the trip. It was worth the trip this time. I even got to meet Director Zhou and the others!"

Facts have also proved that Zhou Qing and Liu Yifei came to the right place. As soon as they appeared, they immediately ignited the atmosphere of the entire scene.

The scene, which had seemed a bit dull, suddenly became lively.

Although everyone knew that "The Return of the Great Sage" was produced exclusively by Zhou Qing Pictures, no one expected Zhou Qing to attach so much importance to it.

There is one thing: Zhou Qing and Liu Yifei were supposed to be guests, but they completely stole the limelight from Tian Xiaopeng and other main creators.

The absolute core of the entire premiere from beginning to end was Zhou Qing, followed by Liu Yifei.

Director Tian Xiaopeng seems to have become a mere supporting role.

This made Tian Xiaopeng feel helpless. Who is the director of "The Return of the Great Sage"?

However, despite all the complaints, Tian Xiaopeng was quite grateful to see Zhou Qing show up in person to support him.

Especially the enthusiastic reaction at the scene, Tian Xiaopeng understood even more clearly that it was all because of Zhou Qing.

I was also very relieved.

I am more and more optimistic about the prospects of "The Return of the Great Sage".

"Okay, Sissi, it's almost time, let's go in."

After the show was almost over, Zhou Qing called out to Liu Yifei, and they both walked into the theater.

The guests arrived soon, but the movie viewing session did not really begin until the opening process was completed.

As the big screen lit up, Liu Yifei and Zhou Qing stopped talking and immediately focused their attention.

I really want to see whether "The Return of the Great Sage" is as good as Zhou Qing said.

The other audience members in the theater had a similar mentality, they were expectant but also had some doubts, and wanted to find out what was going on.

But when the film was officially released and the story of "The Return of the Great Sage" was told, all the different voices merged into one.

Wow, that’s awesome!
"It's so exciting! It makes my blood boil!"

"Whoever said Chinese animation is not good, I will be the first to disagree. Chinese animation is on the rise!"

"Awesome, so awesome! I knew Director Zhou could be trusted!"

“Both the story and the pictures are impeccable, comparable to Hollywood standards!”

"Director Zhou's products are definitely top-notch, and I'm not kidding!"

Especially when the movie was over, the entire theater was filled with such sounds of admiration.

The response can be said to be extremely enthusiastic.

Regardless of those who were optimistic about "The Return of the Great Sage" or those who were skeptical, the vast majority of people were deeply impressed by "The Return of the Great Sage".

"Your vision is never wrong!"

The same was true for Liu Yifei who was beside Zhou Qing. When she looked at Zhou Qing, her eyes were filled with nothing but admiration.

Before "The Return of the Great Sage", I could never have imagined that an animated movie could be so good!
It is even more unimaginable that a domestic animated film can achieve this level.

It really opened the girl's eyes!

Previously, Zhou Qing said that "The Return of the Great Sage" could surpass "The Taking of Tiger Mountain by Strategy" and "One Step Away", but Liu Yifei thought it was an exaggeration and didn't quite believe it.

But now?
Having witnessed the explosion of "The Return of the Great Sage" with her own eyes and the extremely enthusiastic response on site, Liu Yifei no longer doubts this.

Looking at this year's Lunar New Year box office, "The Monkey King: Hero is Back" is definitely a heavyweight player.

Those who underestimate "The Return of the Great Sage" will surely be shocked in the end.

Just like myself.

"The premiere of 'The Return of the Great Sage' received a warm response, with director Zhou Qing and Liu Yifei making surprise appearances."

"Zhou Qing Pictures held its premiere of 'The Return of the Great Sage', with 2,000 people watching and no negative reviews."

"Director Zhou Qing and Liu Yifei both appeared at the premiere of "The Return of the Great Sage". Liu Yifei said that the movie is good and should not be missed."

Relevant reports soon came out, and the appearance of Zhou Qing and Liu Yifei contributed a lot of popularity to "The Return of the Great Sage".

It also pushed "The Return of the Great Sage" into the whirlpool of public opinion.

After going to such great lengths to promote an animated film, wouldn't it be embarrassing if the film ended up failing?
There were even quite a few people secretly waiting to see Zhou Qing make a fool of himself.

However, when "The Return of the Great Sage" was officially released on November 11, everyone in the industry was immediately blinded by the dazzle.

8000 million!
The first-day box office of "The Return of the Great Sage" was as high as 8000 million!
Many people doubted whether they had seen it wrong, and even confirmed it repeatedly several times, unable to accept it at all.

You have to know that "The Return of the Great Sage" is an animated movie.

This thing has always lost money with every shot, without any exception. It is a huge pit that will kill anyone who touches it.

As a result, "The Return of the Great Sage" released by Zhou Qing Pictures turned out to be such a bomb?
How could it earn such a terrifying box office of 8000 million on the day of its release?

This box office can no longer be called high, but it can be called explosive.

Even in 14, there were not many films in the entire Chinese entertainment industry that could achieve this level of first-day box office.

If you count carefully, you can even count them on one hand.

They are nothing more than Zhou Qing's "Your Name", Feng Xiaogang's "Private Tailor", and Xu Zheng's "Lost in Thailand"!

Of course, the first-day box office of "Life of Pi" was as high as 1 million yuan, but strictly speaking, this movie is actually a Hollywood blockbuster and cannot be considered a Chinese-language movie.

So in other words, the first-day box office of "The Return of the Great Sage" actually ranked fourth in the history of Chinese entertainment films.

Judging from this terrifying momentum, if the total box office of "The Return of the Great Sage" exceeds 10 billion, wouldn't that be a piece of cake?
Holy crap, so an animated movie can gross 10 billion at the box office?
hiss!
When they thought of this, many people couldn't help but gasp.

This is a bit too exaggerated.

how can that be possible!
How come an animated movie that kills anyone who touches it becomes such a hit in the hands of Director Zhou?
What a joke!
Everyone in the circle was completely dumbfounded.

Xu Ke and Jiang Wen were also a little slow to react, and some were even stunned by "The Return of the Great Sage".

Before the release of "The Monkey King: Hero is Back", they never really took "The Monkey King: Hero is Back" seriously.

Like most people in the industry, the two regard each other's films as their biggest rivals.

However, who could have thought that a super powerful enemy, "The Return of the Great Sage", would suddenly appear halfway through the journey? It really caught the two of them off guard.

The two of them were beaten badly.

Because neither Xu Ke nor Jiang Wen had the confidence that their films could be as explosive as "The Return of the Great Sage".

They both felt that it would be understandable if they couldn't beat "The Taking of Tiger Mountain" or "One Step Away", but they shouldn't be unable to beat an animated feature film in the end.

Both Xu Ke and Jiang Wen felt an extreme sense of crisis.

But at the same time, he also admired Zhou Qing from the bottom of his heart.

The first animated feature film he made was such a hit, Director Zhou, is he just trying to mess with people's mentality?
As a person who has been reborn, Zhou Qing was not surprised at the box office.

The box office potential of "The Return of the Great Sage" is so huge.

You have to know that in the original time and space, the first-day box office of "The Return of the Great Sage" was only 1780 million, less than 2000 million.

In the end, it managed to make a comeback and earned more than 9 million yuan at the box office.

This shows how terrifying its ability to attract money is.

It was just because there was no publicity that it was extremely "low-key" when it was first released, and only started to explode later.

At this moment, Zhou Qing has already completely hyped up the popularity of "The Return of the Great Sage", so what's so strange about it being a hit from the beginning to the end?
"Director Zhou."

Just as Wang Baoqiang was chatting and laughing with Liu Yifei in a good mood, he suddenly knocked on Zhou Qing's office door.

"Director Zhou, you are so amazing. The Monkey King: Hero is Back is so good."

Wang Baoqiang kept flattering Zhou Qing, and with his unique "honest" smile, it was simply amazing.

"Bao Qiang, when I first met you, I thought you were an honest man, but now I realize that I was wrong about you."

Looking at Wang Baoqiang who was extremely skilled in flattering others, Liu Yifei couldn't help laughing.

I can only say that Wang Baoqiang's face is really deceptive.

He looks like an honest man, but he is actually very shrewd.

"I am an honest man now. Everything I said to Director Zhou came from my heart. There is absolutely no falsehood!"

Wang Baoqiang's expression looked as serious as it could be, just like the real thing.

"Whether you believe Baoqiang's words or not, I believe them anyway."

Zhou Qing also nodded seriously.

"I now understand how Baoqiang became like this."

Liu Yifei complained crazily.

Several people started chatting and laughing together, and the atmosphere was very good.

"Baoqiang, don't hold it in. Just say whatever you want to say. If you keep holding it in, I'll be anxious for you."

Seeing that Wang Baoqiang seemed to be hesitant to speak, Zhou Qing took the initiative to ask.

He knew clearly that Wang Baoqiang came to see him this time because he obviously had something important to do.

"Then Director Zhou, I've told you this, but you're not allowed to laugh at me."

Wang Baoqiang did not deny it, but touched his head and smiled embarrassedly.

"Bao Qiang, how long are you going to keep this secret? Are you embarrassed to tell me while I'm here? Then I'll leave?"

Liu Yifei couldn't help but urge him.

"No, not really."

Wang Baoqiang waved his hands repeatedly. How could he let the boss's wife leave?

After holding it in for a while and considering his words, he finally spoke to Zhou Qing, "Director Zhou, look at Brother Jing and Brother Zheng, they are all directors now, and there is also Chen Sicheng, who is always showing off and bragging in front of me..."

"Baoqiang, do you also want to be a director?"

How could Zhou Qing not react to this?
"Baoqiang, do you want to be a director?"

Liu Yifei immediately showed a look of surprise.

It’s not that the girl looks down on Wang Baoqiang, it’s just that Wang Baoqiang and the director are really not related at all.

Although guys like Wu Jing, Xu Zheng and Chen Sicheng are all actors who switched to being directors, and they did it very successfully.

But this does not mean that any actor can handle the director.

At the very least, basic cultural literacy is required.

But Wang Baoqiang didn’t even graduate from elementary school and can’t even recognize all the characters.

Sometimes I can’t even understand the script.

How can such a person be a director?
So Liu Yifei really sprained her waist.

However, Zhou Qing, as a reborn person, did not find this strange.

Wang Baoqiang actually has a talent for directing.

Although his directorial debut "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2" was bad, his second film "Octagon Cage" was quite good.

What's more, the bad performance of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 3" has something to do with the director, but it also has something to do with the screenwriter.

Zhou Qing believed that if Wang Baoqiang was given a more reliable script, the overall effect would definitely be much better.

Not to mention, although "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 7.5" was bad, its box office was actually not bad, earning a full million yuan.

"Director Zhou, you said you wouldn't laugh at me..."

Wang Baoqiang felt more and more embarrassed. He also knew that he wanted to be a director, which was indeed a bit unexpected.

"I'm not laughing at you."

Zhou Qing waved his hand and interrupted Wang Baoqiang, "But Baoqiang, are you sure you really want to do this and not just on a whim?"

"Director Zhou, I've thought it through. I want to give it a try."

Facing Zhou Qing's gaze, Wang Baoqiang nodded heavily, and his expression became extremely serious.

"How about this, if you really want to be a director, when I start a new film, you can come to the crew and be my executive director, and learn the basic skills first."

Zhou Qing pondered for a moment and made such a decision.

In principle, he would not object if Wang Baoqiang wanted to be a director.

Anyway, Zhou Qing Pictures has already supported so many new directors, so it might not be a bad idea to support its own artists.

What's more, this kind of support is not poverty alleviation support, but it can actually make money.

Wang Baoqiang does have the potential to be a director.

Zhou Qing naturally couldn't find any reason to object.

However, Zhou Qing would definitely not accept a terrible movie like "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2" in the original time and space.

That would be completely destroying your own reputation.

Therefore, the best option is to help Wang Baoqiang to check and improve the quality of the film.

This is not a difficult task for Zhou Qing. (End of this chapter)