Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

"Old Huang, I'm jealous. I really am jealous."

Zhu Yawen felt like he was really going to die of jealousy and his eyes were filled with envy.

It's impossible not to be jealous.

Huang Bo already has two billion-dollar works under his belt, "Lost in Thailand" and "Heart Flower Road", which leave Zhu Yawen far behind.

But that’s not all. Another 20 billion dollar production is about to be released?

Is it necessary to be so stimulating?
"Huang Bo should be the first starring actor in our company to have a box office of 20 billion, right?"

Not to mention Zhu Yawen, even Liu Yifei, the biggest star, showed an envious look.

She does have the most works with a box office of over 10 billion, and she is an international star, but she has never starred in a movie with a box office of over 20 billion.

Fortunately, a person’s status and background cannot be determined by just one movie.

Take Bai Baihe for example. Although she starred in the movie "Monster Hunt" which grossed 20 billion yuan, she became very popular in the circle.

But her status cannot be compared with Liu Yifei.

Even compared with the four Dan double soldiers, there is still a long way to go.

Unless Bai Baihe can continue to explode like this.

Just like Liu Yifei back then.

But how likely is this to be?
There are only so many popular resources in the circle. Bai Baihe can encounter them once, but can she encounter them continuously?

She doesn't have a husband who is a great director like Zhou Qing.

"I just got there first by luck. You guys will catch up sooner or later. Just don't leave me behind too badly when the time comes."

Huang Bo waved his hands repeatedly and smiled with great smugness.

Zhou Qing on the side didn't say much, just watched everyone having fun and smiled without saying a word.

20 billion box office?
You guys really underestimate the box office potential of "Dying to Survive"!

20 billion has made you so excited, so 30 billion will make you fly on the spot, right?
"Director Zhou."

"Director Zhou."

The huge success of "Dying to Survive" instantly caused Zhou Qing's phone to flood with calls.

Everyone is congratulating "Dying to Survive" for its huge box office success, even though it has only just been released.

As the director of "Dying to Survive", Zhou Qing naturally smiled and was humble.

"Director Zhou, congratulations! The box office of 'Dying to Survive' is booming again!"

The director of "Ip Man 4" Ye Weixin also called Zhou Qing specifically.

But in addition to congratulating Zhou Qing, Ye Weixin had another thing to do.

"Ip Man 4 will hold a celebration banquet the day after tomorrow. Director Zhou, you are the biggest contributor. Please come and show your respect."

The other party also specially invited Zhou Qing to attend the celebration banquet of "Ip Man 4".

On the same day that "Dying to Survive" was released, "Ip Man 4" also completed its entire screening period.

The total box office reached 13.62 billion!
The box office is undoubtedly extremely impressive, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a huge hit.

Breaking the 10 billion box office mark is still a very difficult task even after 15 years.

This is especially true for Yip Wai-hsin, because "Ip Man 4" is a Hong Kong film.

Although the "Ip Man" series are all produced exclusively by Zhou Qing Pictures, the script was also written by Zhou Qing, and the leading actor is still Zhao Wenzhuo from the mainland.

But yes, the "Ip Man" series can actually be considered Hong Kong films.

After all, the entire production team is from Hong Kong, and Zhou Qing only paid the money and provided the script, and never intervened again.

So yes, Ip Man 4 is a genuine Hong Kong film.

The decline of Hong Kong films has been witnessed by the entire Chinese entertainment industry. Now, the Chinese entertainment industry is dominated by domestic entertainment.

Under such circumstances, it is still very commendable that "Ip Man 4" is a Hong Kong film that has broken 10 billion.

Even "Ip Man 4" is the first Hong Kong film to achieve a box office of over 10 billion.

Ye Weixin can be said to have created a history.

This made the former "money-losing director" Ye Weixin almost a god in Hong Kong Island.

After all, the first time is always more precious and more meaningful.

Even for "The Mermaid", which is set to be released next month, people in the industry believe that there will be no problem in breaking 10 billion.

There is also Zheng Baorui's "Journey to the West: The Three Strikes of the White Bone Demon", which also has the potential to hit 10 billion.

But it cannot shake the status of "Ip Man 4" as the first film to break 10 billion.

The box office of "Ip Man 4" exceeding 10 billion is groundbreaking.

This is enough to be written into the history of Hong Kong films.

How could Ye Weixin not be excited?

It is worth mentioning that in the original time and space, the first Hong Kong film to break 10 billion was not "Ip Man 4" at all.

In the original time and space, "Ip Man 4" was released in 19. This time, due to Zhou Qing's intervention, it was released several years earlier.

But even so, "Ip Man 4" should not be the first film to break 10 billion.

Instead, it was "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven" which was originally released in 14.

Although the film only has a score of 4.4 on Baidu, which is a complete flop, its box office has exceeded 10 billion.

But that was just the original.

Unfortunately, the huge success of Zhou Qing's "Life of Pi" reduced its box office by 2 million yuan, resulting in it only taking in more than 8 million yuan in the end.

This made "Ip Man 4" the first Hong Kong film to break 10 billion.

Of course, the reason behind this is not important, and no one knows it.

In short, Yip Wai-shing really rose to fame thanks to "Ip Man 4".

So how could Ye Weixin be negligent towards Zhou Qing, who helped him become a god?
Ye Weixin was not just talking about Zhou Qing being the greatest contributor!

"Ip Man 4 is doing so well at the box office, I should go and celebrate."

Zhou Qing didn't hesitate too much and agreed directly.

Anyway, now that "Dying to Survive" has been released, he doesn't have anything important to do at the moment.

As the sole producer, why would he be absent from the celebration party of "Ip Man 4"?

What's more, Ye Weixin had just attended the premiere of "Dying to Survive" and showed his support to Zhou Qing.

So Zhou Qing didn't say anything and showed up at the corresponding hotel on time on the third day.

"Director Zhou!"

"Director Zhou!"

As soon as he appeared, Zhou Qing immediately became the most handsome guy in the crowd.

In the first moment, he was surrounded by people.

Everyone ran over to greet Zhou Qing enthusiastically.

His attitude was so enthusiastic, as if Zhou Qing was his half-brother.

Although he was just a guest, he immediately stole the limelight from Ye Weixin, who was originally the center of attention.

"Director Zhou, 'Dying to Survive' has broken another record. Congratulations."

As the leading actor, Zhao Wenzhuo did not dare to be negligent in front of Zhou Qing and was even more enthusiastic than others.

There is no other reason, Zhou Qing was the one who changed Zhao Wenzhuo's fate.

If Zhou Qing hadn't asked Zhao Wenzhuo to star in "Painted Skin", if Zhou Qing hadn't specifically asked Zhao Wenzhuo to star in "Ip Man".

How could there be the current kung fu superstar Zhao Wenzhuo?
Of course, with Zhao Wenzhuo's popularity, he would probably be able to achieve good success acting in TV dramas.

But how can TV series be compared with movies? In the past, Zhao Wenzhuo was always inferior to other kung fu stars, even to Zhen Zidan.

But now?
Zhao Wenzhuo is the top kung fu superstar second only to Li Lianjie and Cheng Long!

It was the "Painted Skin" and "Ip Man" series that made him famous, and it was Zhou Qing who made him famous.

"Congratulations to you too. Ip Man 4 has become the highest-grossing action film."

Zhou Qing smiled and shook hands with Zhao Wenzhuo, and also congratulated him.

"I have to thank you, Director Zhou, for creating the IP of Ip Man. Otherwise, Ip Man 4 would definitely not have achieved this result."

Zhao Wenzhuo hurriedly responded modestly, and of course what he said made sense.

If it was just the story of "Ip Man 4", it would definitely not be able to break 10 billion.

It was the accumulation of the three previously released "Ip Man" films that finally made the box office of "Ip Man 4" explode.

"No, no, it has nothing to do with me. The main thing is that you acted well and fought brilliantly."

Zhou Qing waved his hands repeatedly and continued to be polite in front of Zhao Wenzhuo.

The two of us boasted to each other, and it was a good business match before we were done.

Finally, Zhao Wenzhuo vowed to Zhou Qing that if Zhou Qing needed him anywhere in the future, he would go to great lengths to help him.

Even if it is a supporting role, as long as Director Zhou needs him, Zhao Wenzhuo will play it.

In short, there is absolutely nothing wrong with the attitude.

But as to how much of it was true or false, Zhou Qing had no idea.

"Director Zhou, you are going to set a new record again. Not just 20 billion, I'm afraid you can break 30 billion, right?"

Ye Weixin's boss Huang Baiming also came and was also extremely polite to Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing also chatted with Huang Baiming with a smile, and the atmosphere at the scene was extremely harmonious.

"Director Zhou, I heard from Wei Xin that you have decided to end the Ip Man series?"

However, when the two sides had finished chatting, Wong Pak Ming straightened his face and mentioned such a thing.

"The story of Ip Man has been told, and it's time to put a period to it."

Zhou Qing nodded and did not deny it.

At the same time, he felt something in his mind. It was obvious that Huang Baiming did not bring up this topic casually, right?
"Director Zhou is wrong. Whether the story of Ip Man is finished or not is up to the screenwriter and director, isn't it?"

Huang Baiming adjusted his glasses, his eyes burning.

"Mr. Huang, if you have anything to say, just speak up."

Zhou Qing raised his eyebrows.

"Director Zhou, the Ip Man series has already become a brand. It's a shame that it's ending like this."

"In my opinion, now is the time when the brand value of Ip Man is the greatest..."

Huang Baiming began to talk in front of Zhou Qing.

It sounds a lot like that, but the core meaning is this:
Oriental Films wants to obtain Zhou Qing’s authorization to continue developing "Ip Man".

For this, Wong Pak Ming even paid a hefty copyright fee.

It’s just a pity that Zhou Qing rejected it without hesitation.

At his current level, money is really just a string of numbers, and Zhou Qing doesn’t really care that much.

Compared to this, Zhou Qing cares more about his own feathers.

"Anything produced by Zhou Qing must be high-quality." These words seem simple, but how many films did Zhou Qing use to get this?

Zhou Qing doesn't want to ruin his reputation.

Zhou Qing would definitely not agree to some petty schemes of making money by using the "Ip Man" IP.

Seeing Zhou Qing's firm attitude, Huang Baiming felt sorry in his heart, but there was nothing he could do.

Considering Zhou Qing's current position in the Chinese entertainment industry, what can Wong Pak Ming do if the other party disagrees?

Since the huge debut of 2.5 million, the subsequent performance of "Dying to Survive" has been as shocking as ever.

Not only did it not weaken, it also achieved a significant reversal of decline due to its explosive reputation.

On just the second day, the box office exceeded 3 million yuan, 3.5 million yuan on the third day, and 4 million yuan on the fourth day.

In just four short days, the total box office of "Dying to Survive" exceeded 4 billion yuan.

It grossed a staggering 12.2 billion at the box office.

"Fuck."

“Isn’t “Dying to Survive” too intense?”

"He was killing like crazy. He was killing like crazy."

"Director Zhou's strength is totally unreasonable!"

The entire circle was stunned and dumbfounded.

"Dying to Survive" is really killing people like crazy.

This horrific box office trend is absolutely the worst in the history of Chinese film industry, no doubt about it.

The extremely difficult achievement of 10 billion box office was achieved by "Dying to Survive" in just four days.

What a joke!
If you didn't see it with your own eyes, you wouldn't dare to believe it.

What does unstoppable force mean?

"Dying to Survive" is just that.

So is this Director Zhou’s strength?
Even though he has been absent from Chinese entertainment for 4 years, his terrifying influence and appeal have not diminished in the slightest. Instead, they have become even more terrifying.

As soon as he returned four years later, he threw a nuclear bomb into the entire circle, blowing everyone up.

"20 billion? The box office of 'Dying to Survive' might break 30 billion?"

The male protagonist Huang Bo felt like he was going crazy. He slapped his thighs so hard that they almost broke.

He was originally ecstatic that he was about to become the second 20 billion male star. He couldn't even sleep at night. He was so excited that he felt like he had taken drugs.

But when I turned around, damn, it was not 20 billion but 30 billion?
Good guy!
What a great guy.

A Chinese-language film has just released a 20 billion yuan movie, and now Qingzi is going to directly surpass 20 billion and step into 30 billion yuan in one step?
Huang Bo is really going crazy.

Everyone in Zhou Qing Pictures felt like they were going crazy.

“Dying to Survive will definitely break 30 billion. Even if it doesn’t break it this month, it will definitely break it after the delay.”

Although Zhu Yawen felt a little jealous that he was not the protagonist, he was still very excited and offered suggestions.

It’s not easy to get an extension key for a normal movie, but for a movie with such a crazy trend like “Dying to Survive”, there’s no reason why you can’t get it, right?
However, what Zhu Yawen didn't know was that Zhou Qing actually had no intention of applying for an extension key.

Why?

It's not that Zhou Qing is pretending to be noble or pretentious. He would not delay the deadline if he could make more money.

As for the movie "Dying to Survive", there is no point in postponing it.

In fact, in the original time and space, the screening of "Dying to Survive" was postponed.

But for some reason, the box office of "Dying to Survive" after the postponement is like a joke.

The first month was so successful, so even if the second month was worse, it shouldn't be a problem to make tens of billions, or even two billion.

It is reasonable for the total box office of "Dying to Survive" to be around 40 to 50 billion.

But the reality is so magical.

"Dying to Survive", which earned over 30 billion yuan at the box office in the first month, only earned tens of millions of yuan after the postponement.

Who can I talk to to explain this?

Even Zhou Qing, a reborn being, couldn't understand the logic behind it. (End of this chapter)