Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

"Director Zhou, I'm back!"

Just after returning to the company, Zhou Qing met a figure he hadn't seen for a long time: Wu Jing.

After more than a year and a half of military-style training in the Jinling Military Region, Wu Jing finally "graduated" successfully.

"The efforts of the past year and a half have not been in vain. There has been a lot of change, Wu Jing."

Zhou Qing looked Wu Jing up and down and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

In fact, Wu Jing, who was a kung fu master in the past, was a tough guy. Especially when he got older, he became even more of a real man.

But how should I put it? It's just that he looks more manly, tough, rugged and masculine.

But now?
There is an extra sense of sharpness, a faint edge.

This is something that the previous Wu Jing did not have at all.

"Of course. I've suffered so much for a long time, it can't be in vain."

Wu Jing smiled and agreed as a matter of course. He was also quite satisfied with his current situation.

In every aspect, I am now in the best condition to play a special forces soldier.

Not just physically, but mentally as well.

Although the core of an actor lies in the word "acting", an actor does not have to experience every role he plays, as that is not realistic.

But one thing is certain, once you have truly experienced it, you will be able to act more easily.

"How do you feel? Do you need to rest for a while?"

Zhou Qing had a brief chat with the other party and asked him a question.

Although Zhou Qing wants to get "Wolf Warrior" out as soon as possible, it still depends on Wu Jing's condition.

"Just take a breath and let me adjust. But it won't take too long, one or two months will be enough."

Wu Jing knew what Zhou Qing meant, and after a moment of hesitation, he gave this answer.

Zhou Qing nodded, knowing what was going on, and didn't say anything more.

Anyway, it is impossible for "Wolf Warrior" to be released this year, it can only be postponed to next year.

So there's no rush.

It would still be in time for Wu Jing to shoot it two months earlier or two months later.

The same is true for Luyang's films.

So Zhou Qing didn't urge Lu Yang.

"The third part of Lost on Journey, Lost in Hong Kong, has been approved, with director Xu Zheng and lead actor Wang Baoqiang returning."

"Zhou Qing Pictures has released a new film in 15. The third film in the '囧 series', 'Hong Kong囧', has become a hit before it was even released."

"Xu Zheng and Wang Baoqiang team up again to continue the hilarious journey of the '囧 series' in 'Lost in Hong Kong'."

In early March, "Lost in Hong Kong", which had been in preparation for some time, was released and immediately attracted great attention from the industry.

In fact, "Lost on Journey" was originally just an inconspicuous low-budget comedy.

Among the many films released by Zhou Qing Pictures, its presence is not very strong.

When the sequel "Lost in Journey" "Lost in Thailand" was released, the industry did not take it too seriously.

But who could have imagined that "Lost in Thailand" would explode like that?

It actually broke the 10 billion box office mark in one fell swoop.

It can be said that the huge success of "Lost in Thailand" has pushed the "囧 series" to the altar.

The "囧 series" has become the most important series of movies in the industry.

So when we find out that the "囧 series" has launched a third installment, how can we take it lightly?
Because if nothing unexpected happens, the box office of this film will be at least 10 billion!

Although the box office of sequels is not necessarily higher than that of the original, in fact, there are many examples of the original film being a big hit but the sequel flopping.

But that's for other people.

The films released by Zhou Qing Pictures are not included in this list.

Looking at the series of films released by Zhou Qing Pictures, the box office of the sequels have all surpassed that of the predecessors, without exception.

Therefore, there is basically no doubt that the box office of "Lost in Hong Kong" will exceed 10 billion.

You know, even after 15 years, a box office of 10 billion is still very rare.

Take the Lunar New Year box office that just passed, for example. Even Xu Ke’s “Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy” and Jiang Wen’s “One Step Away” failed to achieve this achievement.

The only film that has achieved this feat is "The Return of the Great Sage", which was produced by Zhou Qing Pictures.

Considering all these circumstances, how could "Lost in Hong Kong" not attract everyone's attention?

Wang Baoqiang, one of the leading actors, was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.

He also didn't expect that "Lost in Thailand" would have a sequel!
You have to know that the movie "Lost in Thailand" directly made Wang Baoqiang the hero of 10 billion yuan.

This allowed him to successfully catch up with Huang Bo and Zhu Yawen.

Then if there is another "Lost in Hong Kong", wouldn't he become the "double 10 billion male lead"?
This is something that even Huang Bo couldn't do.

After all, although Huang Bo has two billion-box office movies to his credit, strictly speaking, he is just a supporting role in "Lost in Thailand".

But Wang Baoqiang is different. Whether it is "Lost in Thailand" or "Lost in Hong Kong", he is definitely the protagonist.

"Brother Baoqiang, we are acting together this time, please take good care of me."

Zhao Liying's face was also full of smiles.

Because the female lead of "Lost in Hong Kong" has been decided, and it is Zhao Liying.

It is worth mentioning that it was not Zhou Qing who took the initiative to replace the original female lead Zhao Yanzi.

Although Zhou Qing had this plan from the beginning.

However, Xu Zheng is not the kind of person who can't do things. The heroine of "Lost in Hong Kong" didn't have much room to play and was rather flat, but Zhao Liying was able to handle it perfectly.

In that case, why not find Zhao Liying?
How embarrassing would it be if Zhou Qing spoke up himself?
What's more, Zhao Liying is also very popular in the circle now.

"Chinese Paladin III", "Startling by Each Step", "Legend of Lu Zhen", several popular TV series made Zhao Liying instantly famous.

The "Four" series of films and "20 Again" completely made Zhao Liying a movie star.

It is absolutely worthwhile to let Zhao Liying star in "Lost in Hong Kong".

The only problem is that Zhao Liying is a little young, 5 years younger than Xu Zheng, who plays her husband, and 3 years younger than Wang Baoqiang, who plays her brother.

But this is actually not a problem at all.

There is only an age difference of 5 years between them, and it is not at all inappropriate for them to play a couple. It is not a big deal in the movie.

As for being younger than his brother?
In fact, the 3-year age difference is also not noticeable.

Or it would be possible to change Wang Baoqiang into Zhao Liying's brother.

In short, these are all minor issues, and Zhou Qing is too lazy to ask about them. Director Xu Zheng can solve them perfectly.

He completely handed over the preparation of "Lost in Hong Kong" to Xu Zheng and the producer. As for himself, after spending half a month with Liu Yifei, he began to write the script for his new film.

That’s right, while having fun with the girl, Zhou Qing had already decided what to shoot for his new film.

It turned out to be a visual effects blockbuster adapted from a classic novel: "Mojin: The Lost Tomb".

The film was originally scheduled to be released this year, with a cost of 2.5 million yuan and a total box office of 16.8 billion yuan.

It is a genuine hit.

Rather than letting Wu Ershan get it for free, wouldn’t it be better for Zhou Qing to use it for himself?

Anyway, the film is a big production with a big cast and scenes, a genuine blockbuster, and it is exactly the kind of film that a top director like Zhou Qing is suitable for.

What is the more critical point?
As early as the rise of IP fever, "Ghost Blows Out the Light" was one of the most popular novels for adaptation. Someone conducted a questionnaire on the Internet to select the director who most wanted to adapt "Ghost Blows Out the Light", and Zhou Qing received the most votes.

Still far ahead.

This is not surprising.

First of all, Zhou Qing is the top director in the industry.

Secondly, Zhou Qing is also one of the top screenwriters in the industry, and he has also successfully adapted novels.

Both "Departures" and "Life of Pi" are masterpieces that have achieved great box office success and good reputation, and are perfect examples of novel adaptation.

So if we were to ask who in the entire Chinese entertainment industry is the most suitable person to adapt "Ghost Blows Out the Light", it would of course be Zhou Qing.

In addition, "The Mojin: The Lost Legend" was indeed a successful film example suitable for Zhou Qing to shoot, so Zhou Qing didn't think too much about it and decided to shoot "The Mojin: The Lost Legend".

"Are you planning to film Ghost Blows Out the Light?"

After Liu Yifei knew Zhou Qing's plan, she couldn't help but feel a little worried, "Isn't this novel going to pass the review?"

As one of the most well-known and popular novels with the largest number of fans, even though Liu Yifei has not read all of it, she knows what "Ghost Blows Out the Light" is about.

That's a tomb-raiding novel.

This kind of subject matter is completely a minefield and it is impossible to pass the review.

"If we just copy the novel, it will definitely not pass the review, so we need to 'adapt' it."

Zhou Qing smiled, full of confidence, "Don't worry, with my level of screenwriting skills, there will be no problem."

Zhou Qing is not bragging. You should know that his screenwriting skills are also maxed out.

What's more, the original script of "Mojin: The Lost Tomb" is actually quite good, and it doesn't even need to be changed much, you can just copy it directly.

Just some simple optimizations.

How could anything go wrong?

"Then I really want to see what kind of adaptation you can make."

Liu Yifei's curiosity was immediately aroused.

"Just wait and see."

Zhou Qing scratched Liu Yifei's nose and began to write the script of "Mojin: The Lost Tomb" with great interest.

"Director Zhou, the finished film of Ip Man 4 is out."

After writing for about a week, Director Chen reported the situation.

Zhou Qing didn't say much nonsense and started watching the movie immediately.

The result is beyond doubt, there is no problem with the final film of "Ip Man 4".

After Zhou Qing and director Ye Weixin chatted in a good atmosphere for a while, they began to discuss the release date of "Ip Man 4".

There are no suitable summer schedules right now, so "Ip Man 4" will definitely be released during the Lunar New Year holiday.

To be honest, the 15 Lunar New Year movie season was rather quiet, with few blockbusters released.

In the 15-year period, there was only one film worth mentioning at the end of December.

"Mr. Six" starring mainland director Feng Xiaogang.

The film was released on December 12 and grossed 24 million yuan, making it a strong competitor.

However, it basically depends on the schedule in January next year and will basically have no impact on December.

Originally, a movie called "Mojin: The Lost Legend" was supposed to be released on December 12, but because of Zhou Qing's rebirth, this movie has not been filmed yet.

In addition, "Mojin: The Lost Tomb" is a visual effects blockbuster with too many special effects shots, which makes post-production very troublesome.

It is simply impossible to release the film during the Lunar New Year holiday this year.

Therefore, "Mojin: The Lost Tomb" is destined to be absent from this year's Lunar New Year box office.

In other words, November and December of this year are both golden periods.

So what about January and February next year?
There weren't any films worth mentioning released in January.

But February is a month full of strong and blockbuster films.

"Journey to the West: The Three Strikes of the White Bone Demon" directed by Zheng Baorui will be released on February 2 next year. Although its reputation is not very good, the total box office is as high as 8 billion.

Another one is "From Vegas to Macau 3" directed by Wang Jing, which was also very bad, but it also earned 11.18 billion yuan at the box office.

At the same time, there is another Hollywood blockbuster that cannot be ignored, which is the third film in the famous "Kung Fu Panda" series.

The film will be released on January 1 next year and will have a total box office of 29 million yuan.

From these films, we can see how terrifying February next year will be.

However, even these three films combined are nothing compared to another top-tier movie.

Even the total box office added together is not as high as that other movie.

What movie is so terrible?
Stephen Chow's "The Mermaid".

The film will be released on February 2 next year, and the total box office has reached 8 billion!
This is the first movie in the history of Chinese entertainment to break the 30 billion box office record.

It has a place in the entire history of Chinese entertainment and film.

In other words, looking at this year's Lunar New Year period, only November and December are more suitable.

Then in January of next year, we will only have to face the movie "Mr. Six".

So considering all these circumstances, Zhou Qing happily made a decision: to send "Ip Man 4" to the prime time slot in December.

December is the prime time among prime time.

Given the current level of "Ip Man 4", it is fully worthy of such a schedule.

"December is good, so let's leave it to December."

Ye Weixin naturally had no doubts and immediately agreed with Zhou Qing's opinion.

"By the way, Director Ip, Ip Man 4 will be the final chapter of the Ip Man series, and there will not be an Ip Man 5."

Zhou Qing also told Ye Weixin about this decision.

"Pity."

Ye Weixin's face was full of regret.

In fact, he had already expected this. After all, Ip Man died in "Ip Man 4", so the ending was too obvious.

Of course, for many people, the death of the protagonist does not affect the continuation of filming.

You can make a prequel, film about Ip Man’s son, and so on.

But that was tacked on to a complete story and was just a way to make money.

Considering Director Zhou Qing's current status in the industry, he would certainly not bother to do so.

So Ye Weixin didn't try to persuade Zhou Qing much, he just expressed his regret.

After all, this series is really profitable.

It is also the most important masterpiece in Ye Weixin's career, without a doubt.

"If Director Zhou has a suitable script in the future, he can always contact me. I look forward to continuing to work with Director Zhou."

Ye Weixin just expressed his wish to Zhou Qing in an extremely earnest manner.

"must."

Although he had no such idea at the moment, Zhou Qing still smiled and shook hands with Ye Weixin. (End of this chapter)