Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

Chapter 39 Release
"Mom, let me do it."

After dinner, Zhou Qing actively helped his mother clean up the mess and wash the dishes.

I was stopped by my mother.

"Kid, why are you being so polite even when you're back home? You don't need to ask for anything, just chat with your dad."

My mother pushed Zhou Qing back without saying anything, with an even more gratified smile on her face.

I feel that my son is becoming more and more sensible.

Zhou Qing had no choice but to give up.

Share with dad about school things, filming experiences, what I saw in Berlin, etc.

The atmosphere at the scene was very good.

Zhou Qing, who has lived two lives, is immersed in the warmth of this family.

The only thing that ruined the atmosphere was that Zhou Qing's cell phone would ring every now and then.

Most of them are still unknown contacts.

It's easy to guess that it's probably some media.

Zhou Qing has just returned from Berlin, and "127 Hours" will be released the day after tomorrow. Many media want to interview Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing ignored it all.

During this period, someone from China Film also called, and Zhou Qing chatted with him for a few words.

The two sides briefly discussed the release of the film, and Zhou Qing also expressed his gratitude to the other party.

"In fact, China Film Group didn't do anything. 127 Hours is so popular now that it's totally worth 10% of the screening time."

The China Film Group was also quite polite.

They really didn't worry about the promotion of "127 Hours". At most, they put some promotional materials in major cinemas.

That's nothing, it can even be said to be just a by-product.

After all, they already had to produce materials for so many other movies, it was just a matter of adding another movie.

Apart from this, China Film Group has not done any other publicity and promotion.

The current situation is all Zhou Qing’s fault.

The two sides chatted for a while, and China Film also proposed to arrange an interview for Zhou Qing.

It can be regarded as a promotion for "127 Hours".

The interview arranged by China Film Group was naturally different from those of other media that contacted Zhou Qing.

However, Zhou Qing politely declined.

First of all, Zhou Qing is now in his hometown and doesn’t have the conditions for that.

Secondly, an interview really wouldn’t have much effect, especially since the movie is about to be released.

What's more, "127 Hours" is still quite popular thanks to Zhou Qing's award, and Zhou Qing just wants some peace and quiet now.

China Film Group did not force the matter, and both parties ended the call amicably.

"Qingzi, your movie is going to be released the day after tomorrow, right?"

The father was very excited when he heard that his son's movie was about to be released.

Although I don’t usually have the habit of going to the cinema to watch movies, this is my son’s movie, so of course it’s completely different.

"Yes, Dad. You can see it the day after tomorrow. Do you and Mom want to go and see it?"

Zhou Qing asked casually.

"Of course I have to go. How can I not go to the movie my son is making?"

Dad said without thinking.

After discussing with my mother, the whole family made a decision happily.

Let’s go to the city together the day after tomorrow to see a movie!

This is the first time in my memory that my family went to the city to watch a movie, and the movie we watched was a movie we made ourselves.

Zhou Qing is still very much looking forward to this.

"Aoko, our movie is about to be released."

Zhou Qing is not the only one who is looking forward to it. Huang Bo, the leading actor, has been looking forward to it for a long time.

This was his first starring role in his life, and he even went to Berlin.

I've been eager to show my presence.

"What's wrong, Old Huang? Don't tell me you're nervous." Hearing the uneasy voice in the receiver, Zhou Qing teased the other party.

"Why, you're not nervous? How much do you think we can earn at the box office?"

Huang Bo did not hide his excitement, he was indeed a little nervous.

"I can't say for sure. I can't predict the future."

Zhou Qing told the truth.

The quality of "127 Hours" is indeed not bad, but good quality does not mean good box office performance. There are many movies that are critically acclaimed but not commercially successful.

Whether a movie can be a big hit at the box office depends on many factors, which is an extremely complicated issue.

Even if Zhou Qing lived two lives as a human being, he still couldn't answer this question for sure.

"No, shouldn't you say something like, 'It's going to be a box office hit, it's going to be a big hit,'"

Huang Bo couldn't help but complain.

"Haha, great, our movie will definitely be a big hit and earn 10 million at the box office!"

Zhou Qing just laughed.

Ten million may not seem like a high number, but don't forget that this was 03.

Considering the context of this era, 10 million is definitely a high box office.

There is nothing wrong with the top ten rankings.

Of course, imported Hollywood blockbusters are excluded.

Not only Huang Bo, Zhu Yawen and Luo Jin have also been quite uneasy these past two days.

I kept asking questions like box office figures on QQ, and Zhou Qing gave the same answer.

"Everyone knows that Zhou Qing's movie in our class will be shown tomorrow, right?"

"Of course I have to. I have been waiting to pay my respects to you."

"I really want to see what Zhou Qing shot that won the Berlin Grand Prix."

"It's finally released. I've been waiting for a long time. I have to watch it."

The class of 02 was also very lively, and most of them were looking forward to "127 Hours".

After all, it was filmed by classmates, and this alone was worth it for them to go to the cinema.

The other students from Beijing Film Academy were also very curious.

They really want to see how good the award-winning movie made by their freshman alumnus is.

Ning Hao, in particular, had already freed up time for it.

I'm just waiting to see for myself the quality of that junior's movie.

In addition, Liu Yifei, students from the Central Academy of Drama and the Shanghai Theatre Academy, many filmmakers, and of course the audience attracted by the gimmick of a freshman winning a big award...

There are actually quite a few people who are looking forward to "127 Hours"!
But Zhou Qing didn't know about these things.

To be honest, since he made millions of dollars in Berlin, Zhou Qing is now more open-minded about the box office of "127 Hours".

It's certainly a good thing if it sells well, but even if it doesn't sell well, Zhou Qing has already achieved great success, right?

That’s not a problem!

So when Zhou Qing appeared in the cinema with his parents on February 2, it was unprecedentedly peaceful.

The main point is to keep a normal mind.

It's as if "127 Hours" is someone else's movie, not my own.

"Give me three copies of 127 Hours."

After buying the tickets, I waited in the hall with my parents.

While chatting and laughing, Zhou Qing also noticed that among the people who came and went to watch the movie, a considerable number of them also bought "127 Hours".

This made him feel a little relieved.

Fortunately, "127 Hours" is not ignored.

And when the time came, when Zhou Qing walked into the cinema with his parents, he couldn't help but feel a little excited.

Looking around, the theater was at least half full.

It seems that even if this wave of box office is bad, it won’t be that bad, so we can still look forward to it.

(End of this chapter)