Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

The specific filming of "Operation Red Sea" is quite simple to summarize.

One word: beat.

After finishing the few literary scenes, all that was left were various kinds of fighting.

In addition, the various weapons and equipment used by the crew are real and generally not light in weight.

This is a big physical challenge for the actors in the main troupe.

Fortunately, we are all strong men and in good health.

Especially after a month of special training, I have adapted a lot, otherwise I would not be able to bear it.

"I never thought that one day I would be able to film with a real gun."

"Go back and brag about it to Old Huang Baoqiang and the others. They'll be so jealous!"

"It's really enjoyable! This is a real gunfight scene!"

At the beginning, Zhu Yawen and others were enjoying the filming, and even seemed to enjoy it a little.

After all, the weapons in their hands are real weapons, not props.

The bullets fired are also real bullets, of course, they are just blanks.

But even so, it's a completely different feeling.

Even though I was physically exhausted after a day of shooting, I was mentally excited.

They communicated with each other and shared the feeling of using real guns for filming, and they were so excited.

But after only half a month of shooting, the novelty wore off and all that was left was tiredness.

Physical fatigue is only part of it; the hardships in life also make everyone feel miserable.

For example, the most unbearable thing is that there are no vegetables in the local area.

Everyone in the crew ate nothing but frozen meat every day, and they ate so much that they almost vomited at the sight of meat.

Although meat is a good thing compared to vegetables when living in China, it is hard to eat it every day.

Vegetables are deeply rooted in the blood of the Chinese people. They are indispensable in their lives.

This absence will last for more than half a month. Who can bear it?

"Brothers, since we can't buy any, why don't we grow some vegetables here ourselves?"

Zhang Yi couldn't hold it in any longer and couldn't help but have such thoughts.

It can be seen that eating meat was really driving Zhang Yi crazy.

"Okay, if you grow vegetables, I'll be the first to support you!"

"Then plant it. I'm optimistic about you."

Everyone laughed and agreed, thinking that Zhang Yi was just joking.

Who would have thought that Zhang Yi was serious about it.

I don’t know where I found the seeds from, but I really started growing vegetables in my spare time from filming.

"Zhang Yi, I'm not trying to discourage you, but the soil here is not suitable for growing vegetables."

Although Zhou Qing didn't want to discourage Zhang Yi, he still reminded him, "These vegetables of yours probably won't survive."

"Even if we can just grow some vegetable sprouts, it can help improve everyone's food."

Zhang Yi still held on to good wishes and acted vigorously.

"Zhou Xingchi's "The Mermaid" was postponed for three months, and the total box office stopped at 3 billion, failing to break 28.56 billion."

"The second 20 billion box office hit in Chinese entertainment was born, and The Mermaid closed with a high box office of 28.56 billion."

"Wu Jing has completed filming of the military war blockbuster "Wolf Warrior" which he wrote, directed and starred in. Wu Jing revealed the behind-the-scenes shooting details on the spot."

"Wolf Warriors took 10 months to complete. Wu Jing looks back on the filming process with deep emotion."

In early June, Zhou Qing was still leading the crew to film "Operation Red Sea" in full swing.

From the Chinese entertainment industry far away in China, there were two pieces of information that interested everyone.

The first is that the total box office of Stephen Chow’s "The Mermaid" was revealed.

Compared with the box office of over 40 billion yuan that was widely touted in the industry before, it can be said that it is far from the target.

Not to mention breaking 40 billion, it hasn’t even broken 30 billion, it’s only 28 billion!

In fact, to be honest, the box office of 28 billion is really not low, and it is currently ranked second in the entire history of Chinese entertainment films.

It surpassed "Monster Hunt" and was only second to the blockbuster "Dying to Survive".

Just looking at this data, it is really eye-catching and fully demonstrates Stephen Chow's strong appeal.

And yet, yes, there is a yet.

But who asked for "The Mermaid" to be postponed for 3 months!
Your box office revenue reached 27 billion in the first month, which is only 5 million away from Zhou Qing's "Dying to Survive".

With a three-month extension based on a box office of 27 billion, it can easily crush "Dying to Survive", right?

You know, when the news of the postponement of "The Mermaid" came out, there were many voices in the circle saying that "The Mermaid" could beat "Dying to Survive".

There are also many people who are secretly waiting to see Zhou Qing make a fool of himself.

But who would have thought that "The Mermaid", which was postponed for 3 months, would deliver such a surprising performance.

It had achieved a super high box office of 27 billion in the first month, but after being delayed for 3 months, it only earned 28 billion.

It still can’t beat Zhou Qing’s “Dying to Survive”.

That’s right, in this “two-week battle” that attracted great attention from the entire circle, the loser in the end was Stephen Chow!
Instead of Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing's "Dying to Survive" still holds the title of box office champion in Chinese film history.

Zhou Qing once again proved with facts that your uncle is still your uncle. Even a clumsy guy like Stephen Chow cannot threaten Zhou Qing's position.

In addition, Wu Jing’s "Wolf Warrior" has finally finished filming.

The film was approved in May last year and started shooting in August, but it was filmed in June this year.

The shooting period lasted as long as 10 months, so long that people in the circle have forgotten about the movie "Wolf Warrior".

However, the news that "Wolf Warrior" was completed immediately attracted everyone's attention again.

In any case, this is also a work produced by Zhou Qing Pictures.

What's more, Wu Jing is now a well-known top director in the circle, right?

What's even more interesting?
"Wolf Warrior" directed by Wu Jing has the same subject matter as "Operation Red Sea" currently being filmed by Director Zhou.

They are all main theme blockbusters with military war themes!

So, is Zhou Qing Pictures really competing with mainstream blockbusters by releasing two in two consecutive years?

"Why did Director Zhou also make a movie with the same theme?"

Wu Jing felt a little melancholy.

Although the films he had made before had good box office results and were all big hits, he was very popular in the circle.

But Wu Jing was also self-aware in front of Zhou Qing.

No matter how optimistic he is about his own "Wolf Warrior", he doesn't think it can surpass "Operation Red Sea".

I just hope that "Wolf Warrior" doesn't fail too badly at the box office.

But then again, even Stephen Chow was still no match for Director Zhou after his production was postponed for 3 months, so what's so shameful about losing to Director Zhou?

Even if I lost to Director Zhou, it was still an honorable defeat, okay?
Director Zhou is the “No. 1 Director in Chinese Entertainment” and no one can defeat him!
"Attention all units!"

The filming of "Operation Red Sea" is still going on in full swing.

After a month and a half of filming, the evacuation scenes have been completed, and the next scene to be filmed is the rescue of hostages from the enemy. In the main film, this actually happens in the second half.

It can be said that this is the most brutal battle in the entire movie, and many members of the special forces died in this battle.

The tear-jerking scene of “Eat candy and the pain will go away” also happened here.

In fact, if we shoot according to the order in which events unfold, what should be filmed now is the battle taking place in the desert.

But the desert filming location is far away, and it is not very convenient to go back and forth.

Plus, the weather was too hot, as high as 45 degrees, making it too painful to take pictures.

So Zhou Qing planned to finish filming all the scenes in the city and then move to the desert to shoot.

Then came some domestic scenes and those on the warship.

This is the basic shooting plan for "Operation Red Sea".

At present, all progress is under Zhou Qing's control and there have been no deviations.

"start!"

As soon as director Zhou Qing shouted "start", the script supervisor immediately slapped the clapperboard.

The actors, who had already been in place, got into the mood in a second.

"Bella, the owner of this house, said that this place was occupied by the enemy a week ago."

Hai Qing took a map and explained the situation to Zhu Yawen, Zhang Yi and others.

"All the men were killed, and the women and children were driven away, leaving only a few of them to cook."

"There are about 150 enemies, mainly concentrated near the square. She drew a picture."

Having said that, Hai Qing took out the map in his hand and put it on the ground.

Zhu Yawen, Zhang Yi and other members of the special forces team gathered around.

"This is the enemy's command center."

"Here, on the north side of the square, is where the hostages are being held."

"There were 15 of them guarding the place, and there were 25 hostages in total."

Hai Qing pointed here and there on the map while explaining the situation to the special forces personnel on the scene.

Zhu Yawen, the captain of the special forces team, did not speak, but his expression was very solemn and he was constantly thinking.

This may seem simple, but in fact, it is also a test of the actors' acting skills.

Because there are no lines, the actors' mental activities are conveyed entirely through expressions and eyes.

Zhu Yawen handled it very well.

Although it was Haiqing who was speaking the whole time, the audience could tell from Zhu Yawen's expression that this was a very difficult task.

It is so difficult and dangerous even for special forces.

And this was just the beginning. After Hai Qing finished introducing all the situations, Zhu Yawen and Zhang Yi couldn't help but frown.

This is no longer a question of whether it is difficult or not, it is completely hell mode.

8 special forces members have to rescue hostages from 150 enemies, but there is only one rescue route!
This means that the eight of them basically have to fight against 8 enemies.

This is a complete suicide mission.

Zhu Yawen just held the map given by Haiqing and fell into deep thought.

"Crack!"

"Pass!"

Behind the monitor, Zhou Qing couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction.

This level of literary drama is quite easy to handle for Zhu Yawen, Zhang Yi, or Hai Qing.

The real challenge is the fighting scenes after the literary scenes.

This is the climax of the entire "Operation Red Sea", the most intense, exciting, and also the most complicated scene.

Zhou Qing estimated that it would take more than half a month to complete the filming.

Even so, we cannot relax at all and have to keep the strings very tight every day.

"At the press conference of 'Buddhist in India', Wang Baoqiang was very excited as a first-time director and thanked director Zhou Qing from afar."

"Director Wang Baoqiang's debut film "Journey to the West" held a press conference, and many celebrities came to support it."

"The filming of 'Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons' written by Zhou Qing and directed by Wang Baoqiang is about to start. Can Wang Baoqiang soar to the sky?"

"The roadshow for Lost in Hong Kong has started in full swing. Talking about Wang Baoqiang's absence, Xu Zheng sent his blessing on the spot."

“The sequel to Lost in Thailand, Lost in Hong Kong, is surprisingly here, Xu Zheng and Wang Baoqiang continue their hilarious journey.”

At the end of June, the Chinese entertainment industry became lively again.

The much-rumored "Journey to India" directed by Wang Baoqiang is about to start filming.

Even though "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 3" held a real press conference for its launch, there were still many people in the industry who questioned Wang Baoqiang.

There is no other reason, Wang Baoqiang really doesn't look like he is cut out to be a director.

As for Wang Baoqiang, is he like other directors like Wu Jing, Chen Sicheng, Xu Zheng, etc.? Did he achieve great success and become an overnight sensation with the support of Director Zhou?

Well, everyone is even less optimistic.

But even so, the industry is actually quite optimistic about the prospects of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2".

First of all, this is the work of screenwriter Zhou Qing.

Secondly, director Wang Baoqiang himself has a huge number of fans in the circle.

Just based on these two points, even if "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 3" turns out to be a piece of shit, the box office will definitely be good.

After all, the "Tiny Times" series has proved to the industry how terrifying the power of fans is.

Therefore, the box office of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 3" is beyond doubt. The only thing that needs to be considered is word of mouth.

Director Zhou won’t ruin his own reputation this time, right?
If that's true, then there will be something interesting to watch.

However, the industry has a completely different attitude towards the currently intensively promoted "Lost in Hong Kong".

There is nothing else to say except that I am optimistic.

After all, if we count on our fingers, the “囧 series” movies are really awesome.

Even "Lost on Journey", which had the lowest box office at the time, was a super hit, with 400 million yuan leveraging over 6000 million yuan.

Not to mention "Lost in Thailand", which grossed over 10 billion at the box office, making "囧" a golden signboard.

It has become an extremely huge super IP.

How could the entire industry not be full of expectations for the third film in the "囧 series"?

Especially the team of "Lost in Hong Kong" is much more reliable than that of "Journey to India".

There is no need to say much about Zhou Qing's solid foundation as a screenwriter, and Xu Zheng's directing skills have also been verified through "Lost in Thailand".

Therefore, as long as nothing unexpected happens, "Lost in Hong Kong" will definitely be a big hit with both box office and good reputation.

So is this really the case?

"Lost in Hong Kong" was released in early July, and the first day box office was quickly revealed, immediately shocking the entire industry.

2.2 billion.

A total of 2.2 million! (End of this chapter)