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"The book is fine, let's make it according to this."

After closing the script, Zhou Qing glanced at Jiawen and Wu Jinyuan and gave this reply.

Jiawen's slightly anxious heart was immediately put at ease.

Director Wu Jinyuan was also subconsciously delighted, and he felt indescribably excited.

Can "Princess Agents" finally start serious production?
Although the filming has not started yet, Wu Jinyuan already believes that "Princess Agents" will definitely be a big hit.

First of all, it is Wu Jinyuan’s own judgment as a director. Based on his professional perspective, there is a great possibility that "Princess Agents" will become a big hit.

But this is only one of the reasons. More importantly, this is a project launched by Director Zhou.

Although Director Zhou is just a film director, he is actually very famous in the TV drama circle.

There is no other reason, the several TV series produced by director Zhou Qing after "crossing over" to other industries have all been very popular.

Without exception!

Director Zhou's keen eye for TV dramas is also convincing.

Since Director Zhou values ​​"Princess Agents" so much, it is enough to illustrate the market potential of "Princess Agents".

"In that case, Director Zhou, I will start building the team."

Wu Jinyuan immediately made a proposal to Zhou Qing with great enthusiasm.

"Director Wu, let's set up a team. I've been waiting for this day for a long time."

Zhou Qing smiled and nodded approvingly.

The two sides briefly communicated on other related matters, and the overall atmosphere was extremely pleasant.

The future hit TV series "Princess Agents" has officially started to move forward.

"How's the production of Eternal Love going? When will the script be finished?"

After Wu Jinyuan and the other person left, Zhou Qing asked Director Chen about the situation of "Three Lives Three Worlds" again.

This TV series is also one of the major TV series that Zhou Qing attaches great importance to.

"The script of Three Lives, Three Worlds is still being written. According to Honghuo's feedback, it will be completed around April or May next year, which will take about half a year."

Director Chen was fully aware of the situation and reported it to Zhou Qing immediately.

"Half a year? I see."

Zhou Qing nodded and didn't say much, but told Director Chen some other issues.

It was not until then that he brought together the main creators of "Operation Red Sea".

It is already mid-November, and there is still a month left before the release of "Operation Red Sea". It is time to carry out intensive promotion.

"Director Zhou."

"Director Zhou."

Zhang Yi, Du Jiang, Huang Jingyu and other main actors all had rosy faces, as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

"Operation Red Sea" is definitely the most important work in their career so far, no doubt about it.

Especially the huge success of "Operation Mekong" gave them a shot in the arm.

They believe that "Operation Red Sea" will be much more popular than "Operation Mekong".

However, it is worth mentioning that the leading actor Zhu Yawen did not show up and is destined to miss the promotion of "Operation Red Sea".

There's no way. "Life Events" has just started filming and Zhu Yawen is also the leading actor, so he can't get away at all.

Fortunately, the biggest star in "Operation Red Sea" is not Zhu Yawen, but director Zhou Qing!

Therefore, Zhu Yawen's absence will indeed have a certain impact, but that's all.

Zhou Qing is the one who really holds the show together.

"In the next month, we will cover 30 major cities around the world, with a total of 150 roadshows, 5 fan meetings and 4 media screenings."

"Time is tight and the task is heavy. It will be very hard for everyone."

"But I can guarantee that everyone's hard work will not be in vain!"

There was no long speech, just a simple mobilization, and then Zhou Qing began to lead everyone to vigorously promote "Operation Red Sea".

Whether it is Zhang Yi or Du Jiang, every main creator feels that they are full of strength.

They are all ready to go, waiting to have a big fight with Zhou Qing.

"Director Zhou, Operation Mekong was generally not well received before it was released, but it eventually made a comeback and earned over 11 billion at the box office. What do you think of this?"

The first roadshow started soon, and because it had so many similarities with "Operation Mekong", Zhou Qing was inevitably asked this question.

"I've watched Operation Mekong, it's really exciting and good to watch. This kind of movie is totally worth the 11 billion box office."

"This once again proves that as long as you make a movie with your heart and treat the audience sincerely, the audience will treat you sincerely. Whether it is the main theme or not is not that important."

"It's like our Operation Red Sea, which is also a mainstream movie, but I promised long ago that it would be a different mainstream movie."

Zhou Qing naturally praised "Operation Mekong" a lot, and also promoted his own "Operation Red Sea" by the way.

"Director Zhou, it is said that the weapons and ammunition used in the filming of Operation Red Sea were all real?"

"Yes, most of the weapons that appear in the movie "Operation Red Sea" are real. I would like to thank the Navy for its support. I also feel the support of the Navy Political Department. Without their support, there would be no "Operation Red Sea" today."

"Director Zhou, can you share some interesting things you encountered during the filming process?"

"I think it would be better for Zhang Yi to discuss this matter in person. He was the one who insisted on growing vegetables in Africa, but we didn't get to eat them until the filming was finished."

The atmosphere at the roadshow was very warm and joyful, and the overall response was extremely positive.

This is the greatest comfort for all the creators.

Although everyone was a little tired after one roadshow, they still continued to devote themselves to the next roadshow with full enthusiasm.

"Operation Red Sea's Beijing roadshow was so exciting that the audience kept screaming and fans called for a second viewing."

"Director Zhou Qing held a screening for his new film Operation Red Sea, which was highly praised by the media on site."

"Word of mouth for the first broadcast of Operation Red Sea has spread, with some people saying it is the best movie of the year."

The effect of the full-scale publicity and promotion was immediate, and the popularity of "Operation Red Sea" was quickly hyped up.

It has become the undisputed number one hit during the Lunar New Year holiday, and no other film can compare to it.

Only Master Zhang's "The Great Wall" can compete with it.

That’s right, Zhang Guoshi’s “The Great Wall” and Zhou Qing’s “Operation Red Sea” were released only a few days apart, and they are both being promoted in full swing.

With the luxurious lineup of "The Great Wall" both on and off the stage, there is no need to say much about the film, which is also extremely popular.

Generally speaking, the pattern of this year's Lunar New Year box office is already very clear: "Operation Red Sea" and "The Great Wall" are competing for supremacy.

All other films have to avoid the edge of these two blockbusters.

"Since 09, the 'Zhang-Zhou dispute' has re-emerged. Can Master Zhang defeat Director Zhou and win the game?"

"Zhou Qing vs. Master Zhang, a clash of two top directors, who will come out on top?"

"Is it The Great Wall or Operation Red Sea? Who will be the champion of this year's Lunar New Year box office?"

The topic of "Zhang Zhou's dispute" was hyped up again, making the whole circle immediately lively. In fact, this kind of thing is not the first time, it has already happened once during the 09 Lunar New Year holiday.

At that time, Zhou Qing's "Source Code" and Zhang Guoshi's "Three Shots Surprise" happened to collide.

One is a controversial science fiction film, and the other is the first work of the National Master after he was deified. In fact, more people are optimistic about National Master Zhang.

But what was the result?

"Three Shots Surprise" suffered a crushing defeat, while "Source Code" won a huge victory, almost crushing "Three Shots Surprise" to the ground.

Since that battle, Zhou Qing has completely surpassed Master Zhang and become the number one director in Chinese entertainment.

It is also generally believed that Master Zhang's status in the circle is lower than that of Zhou Qing.

So what about the second "Zhang-Zhou dispute" after 7 years?

On one side is the internationally renowned director who has already won an Oscar and is now a legend; on the other side is the blockbuster Sino-US co-production.

Who will be the final winner?

It’s really hard to predict the outcome.

This immediately sparked a heated discussion within the circle.

Some are optimistic about "Operation Red Sea", while others prefer "The Great Wall". The two sides are currently evenly matched.

Zhou Qing himself actually doesn't care about this kind of hype. After all, he knows very well that "The Great Wall" is just an embroidered pillow.

It looks scary, but it's just a piece of trash.

Okay, "a weak opponent" might be a bit of an exaggeration, but it seriously doesn't match its appearance.

On the contrary, Master Zhang was secretly putting all his efforts into surpassing Zhou Qing with "The Great Wall".

"Director Zhou."

"Mr. Anderson."

"Ms. Maria."

While working hard to promote "Operation Red Sea", Zhou Qing also did not forget to sell the copyright of "Operation Red Sea".

But there really wasn't that much time at the moment, so Zhou Qing simply made appointments with several film producers at the same time.

Although the specific effect may not be as good as one-on-one negotiations, it is a necessary thing to do now.

With so much work being rushed into place, Zhou Qing could only take this compromise approach.

"Director Zhou, Operation Red Sea is a good movie, but I think I might not offer too high a price."

"Director Zhou..."

The specific situation is similar to that of the previous "Dying to Survive". The major film producers' quotations for "Operation Red Sea" are relatively conservative.

Of course, overall it is better than "Dying to Survive", but it is only limited.

"Let's set a small goal and sell Operation Red Sea for 2000 million US dollars."

Zhou Qing didn't have too high demands, he just set a small goal for himself.

Since "Dying to Survive" failed to accomplish this task, Zhou Qing feels that "Operation Red Sea" can still take on the challenge.

Facts have also proved that Zhou Qing's prediction was correct. Of course, this was mainly because Zhou Qing's goal was not set too high.

When he finally sold all the copyrights of "Operation Red Sea", he calculated that the total copyright fee was as high as 2300 million US dollars.

This is 500 million US dollars more than the original "Dying to Survive".

Although 500 million US dollars may not seem like a lot, it is equivalent to more than 3000 million RMB.

It directly helped the copyright of "Operation Red Sea" break through the 1.56 million RMB mark, totaling more than million.

In other words, 1.56 million yuan had already been received before "Operation Red Sea" was released.

It has been said before that all these copyright fees will go into Zhou Qing's pocket alone, and there is no need to share them with several producers.

It's simply a pleasure.

Zhou Qing was in a pretty good mood.

I began to devote myself to various roadshows and offline activities of "Operation Red Sea" with even greater enthusiasm.

"Zhou Qing Pictures has once again entered the field of TV dramas, and the new film "Princess Agents" has been released."

"After Nirvana in Fire and The Pretender, Zhouqing Pictures once again launched the TV series Princess Agents."

"The large-scale costume love drama "Princess Agents" has been approved, and the drama is exclusively produced by Zhou Qing Pictures."

While "Operation Red Sea" was making its presence felt in the film industry, the TV drama industry was also alarmed by Zhou Qing Pictures.

It’s simple, the project of "Princess Agents" was exposed.

This made everyone in the entire TV drama industry feel their hearts skip a beat. It was so painful.

Although Director Zhou has always been in the film industry, he is also a genius in producing TV series.

Looking at the TV series that Zhou Qing Pictures has participated in producing, although there are not many of them, they have all been huge hits, without exception.

Even Nirvana in Fire, which had low ratings, became a huge hit.

So this time, when the news came out that Zhou Qing Pictures was producing a TV series, who in the TV drama circle could remain calm?

The wolf is coming.

This is definitely the wolf coming.

It's still a super hungry wolf that has been hungry for several days and is extremely ferocious!

In particular, the TV drama circle has generally noticed that this "Princess Agents" is an exclusive production of Zhou Qing Pictures.

Director Zhou is no longer the main controller like in previous dramas, co-producing with people in the TV drama industry.

This time Zhou Qingying did not bring anyone else to play, but chose to play alone.

This shows what?
This shows that Director Zhou is really optimistic about "Princess Agents".

After all, things are not like before. It is actually quite expensive to produce TV series, especially costume dramas.

Any investment can easily exceed 100 million, and investments of 200 million or 300 million are also common.

If Zhou Qing Pictures did not have great confidence in "Princess Agents", why would it be willing to spend so much money?

In addition, "Princess Agents" is a drama adapted from a novel, so it naturally has its own fans.

So no matter how you look at it, "Princess Agents" has the potential to be a hit.

This TV series can be said to be popular before it was even aired, and it quickly became a hot topic since it was exposed.

Zhao Liying was very happy and excited.

Director Zhou had already told her a long time ago that the heroine of this "Princess Agents" would be her, Zhao Liying.

What is even more rare?
Like "The Journey of Flower", "Princess Agents" is a drama with a strong female lead.

The bonus for actresses is far greater than that of other hit dramas.

If she were not an actress of Zhou Qing Films, Zhao Liying believed that the female lead role would never have fallen on her. (End of this chapter)